Letter
Unknown to Edwin M. Stanton, June 18, 1863
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 18, 1863.
(Received 11.50 a. m.) Hon. E. M. Stanton:
A special dispatch to the Philadelphia North American states that General Couch declined to receive colored troops, alleging that he has no authority to receive such troops for less than three years. Two companies here are ready to go for the emergency. Sha:l I forward them? Companies from other points can be forwarded. Shall they
be sent ?
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. Summary: An unknown sender informs Secretary Stanton of General Couch's refusal to accept short-term colored troops and inquires whether to forward ready companies for the emergency.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 27, Part 1
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