Letter
William H. Seward to American Ministers in Europe, June 16, 1863
Circular to American Ministers in Europe.
Department of State, Washington, June 16, 1863.
Sir: The military situation in the southwest remains unchanged. The sieges of Vicksburg and Port Hudson are continued.
There has been a change on the line in Virginia. Lee has moved westward from Fredericksburg, and General Hooker’s army has, of course changed position and attitude. But the object of Lee’s strategy is not yet developed.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-eighth
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U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-eighth .