Letter
Unknown to James Adrian Suydam, December 6, 1861
OFFICE OHIEF QUARTERMASTER EXPED’Y CORPS,
Fort Welles, S. C., December 6, 1861.
I hereby appoint James Adrian Suydam my assistant in the execution of the above orders from Brigadier-General Sherman and Captain Saxton and of all future orders from their departments to me as agent for the United States Government, his orders and directions to be obeyed as mine, and his acts as agent to be recognized by me.
WM. H. NOBLES, United States Agent.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Fort Welles, S. C.. Summary: William H. Nobles appoints James Adrian Suydam as his assistant to execute orders from Brigadier-General Sherman and Captain Saxton at Fort Welles, South Carolina, in 1861.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 6
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