Letter
Unknown to J. C. Kelton, October 15, 1863
New YorK
New YorK, October 15, 1863.
(Received 3.40 p. m.) Col. J. C. KELTON, Assistant Adjutant-General:
The Fifth Wisconsin will leave for Washington this afternoon. Shall I arm the new organizations coming in from the interior of the State? It will perhaps save time to send them on direct.
E. D. R. 8S. CANBY, Brigadier-General, Commanding.
Washington, D. C., October 15, 1863—6.20 p. m.
General CANBY, New York City: oe i the interior should be sent on direct. I think all troops from the interi OW ALLEGK General-in-Chief.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: New YorK. Summary: Brigadier-General Canby requests guidance from General Kelton on whether to arm new Wisconsin troops from the state's interior before sending them directly to Washington in 1863.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 29, Part 1
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