Letter
Unknown to SaxTON, May 24, 1862
Washington, May 24, 1862.
General SAxTON:
You will please proceed with the troops from Washington to Harperâs Ferry and operate with them according to your discretion, as circumstances may require, assuming the command of them.
EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Washington. Summary: Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton orders General Saxton to lead troops from Washington to Harper’s Ferry and operate with full command discretion based on situational needs.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 12, Part 1
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