Letter
Unknown to Thomas W. Sherman, August 27, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Washington, D. O., August 27, 1861.
[General THOMAS W. SHERMAN :]
SIR: Your letter of the 20th instant having been submitted to the Secretary of War, I now inclose herewith letters to be delivered or forwarded by you tothe several governors to whom they are addressed. You will observe the former quota from Massachusetts is reduced from five to three regiments, and three regiments are now called for from New York, in the hope of thus hastening the organization of the force to be E your e
T e. uber vr us E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Washington, D. O.. Summary: The letter informs General Thomas W. Sherman of revised troop quotas from Massachusetts and New York to expedite the organization of Union forces during the Civil War.
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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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