Letter
Unknown to Thomas W. Sherman, U. S. A, September 14, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
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.” E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General.
EXEOUTIVE MANSION, September 18, 1861.
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: President Lincoln and General Scott instruct Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman to promptly assemble his command for a joint Army-Navy expedition planned to commence by 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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