Letter
Unknown to George W. Randolph, June 21, 1862
TUPELO, Miss.
TUPELO, Miss., June 21, 1862.
Hon. GEORGE W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War, Richmond, Va.:
On the 11th day of March last I was suspended from command
by
order of the President, and through the Secretary of War interrogatories were propounded to me in regard to the operations of the army at
Donelson. These interrogatories were promptly answered, and, together
with my supplemental report, were delivered to the Government. .
That there might be no doubt left upon the mind of the President as to the facts, I took the sworn testimony of five officers, who were present at the council of general officers on the night of February 15, these
Donelson. These interrogatories were promptly answered, and, together
with my supplemental report, were delivered to the Government. .
That there might be no doubt left upon the mind of the President as to the facts, I took the sworn testimony of five officers, who were present at the council of general officers on the night of February 15, these
fully verifying the statement of the facts contained i in my supplemental
report and my answers to the Secretary's interrogatories. More than a
month since I prepared and forwarded to you by Major Nicholson, of
my staff, a dispatch to the Government, briefly reviewing the case as it
report and my answers to the Secretary's interrogatories. More than a
month since I prepared and forwarded to you by Major Nicholson, of
my staff, a dispatch to the Government, briefly reviewing the case as it
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: TUPELO, Miss.. Summary: A suspended Confederate commander appeals to Secretary of War George W. Randolph in 1862, providing sworn testimony and reports to justify his actions during the Battle of Fort Donelson.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 7
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