Letter
Unknown to Thomas W. Sherman, September 14, 1861
Washington, September 14, 1861.
Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, U. S. A., New York City, N. Y.: General Scott says: *Come here with all your command without
delay, leaving the smallest guard necessary to protect your camp.â E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant- General.
EXEOUTIVE MANSION, September 18, 1861. Hon. SECRETARY OF WAR:
My DEAR SIR: To guard against misunderstanding I think fit to say that the joint expedition of the Army and Navy, agreed upon some time since, and in which General T. W. Sherman was and is to bear a conspicuous part, is in nowise to be abandoned, but must be ready to move by the 1st of or very early in October. Let all preparations go forward : accordingly.
Yours, truly, A. LINCOLN.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Washington. Summary: General Scott orders Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman to promptly bring his full command to Washington, while President Lincoln emphasizes readiness for a joint Army-Navy expedition planned for early October 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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