Letter
Unknown to Senate of the United States, December 23, 1861
HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJT. GEN.’S OFFICE,
Washington, December 23, 1861.
Siz: In compliance with your instructions, [ have the honor to report that, after due consideration, the General-in-Chief is of opinion it would be “incompatible with the public interest to furnish the Senate with copies of the correspondence between Lieutenant-General Scott and Major-General Patterson, and with all orders from the former to the latter from the 16th day of April, 1861, to the 23d day of July, inclusive,”
_ at this time, as called for in the resolution of December 17, 1861.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Adjutant-General.
12 8 R——VOL II
NEw York, March 31, 1862.
To the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War:
12 8 R——VOL II
NEw York, March 31, 1862.
To the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War:
On the statement of Major-General Patterson, submitted by him as
evidence to the honorable the Committee of the House of Representatives on the Conduct of the War, I beg leave to remark—
1. That his statement, 148 long pages, closely and indistinctly written,
has been before me about forty-eight hours, including a Sunday when 1
evidence to the honorable the Committee of the House of Representatives on the Conduct of the War, I beg leave to remark—
1. That his statement, 148 long pages, closely and indistinctly written,
has been before me about forty-eight hours, including a Sunday when 1
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Washington. Summary: The Adjutant-General reports to the Senate that the General-in-Chief refuses to provide correspondence and orders between Lieutenant-General Scott and Major-General Patterson from April to July 1861, citing public interest.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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