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Simon Cameron, August 27, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, August 27, 1861. SIR: This will be sent you by Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman, U. S. A., who has heretofore communicated with you on the project…
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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,…
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Thomas A. Scott to E. D. Townsend 4, August 10, 1861
Washington, August 10, 1861. General T. W. Sherman, having been charged with the preparation of an expedition to rendezvous on Long Island Sound, will, on the part of this Department,…
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Unknown to Thomas W. Sherman, August 11, 1861
Washington, August 11, 1861. Brig. Gen. THomAS W. SHERMAN: SIR: You will proceed to the capitals of the States of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, and confer…
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Q. A. Gillmore to 150 COASTS OF 8. C., GA., AND MIDDLE AND EAST FLA, [Omar.XV, December 1, 1861
HEADQUARTERS CHIEF ENGINEER’S OFFICE, Hilton Head, S. C., December 1, 1861. Brig. Gen. THomas W. SHERMAN, Commanding Expeditionary Corps, Hilton Head, S. C.: SIR: Agreeably to your orders, I proceeded…
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W. E. Martin to Omar. XV.) NAVAL DESCENT ON CEDAR KEYS. 15, January 4, 1861
January 4, 1861. GENERAL: I avail myself of your suggestion to-day relative to the action of the 1st merely to report that a detachment of my regiment, under Maj. G.…
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Lorenzo Thomas to HEADQUARTERS FOURTH MILITARY Dist. S. O, November 14, 1861
November 14, 1861. No. 99. ! Washington, November 14, 1861. The Major-General Commanding announces to the Army with sincere pleasure, 1st, the brilliant reduction of the forts in Port Royal…
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Thomas W. Sherman to David Hunter, December 30, 1861
HEADQUARTERS EXPEDITIONARY CORPS, December 30, 1861. Port Royal, S. 0., December 30, 1861. GENERAL: Agreeably to the conversation already had with you, it is designed to cross a force over…
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^ e 1» LEB to J. P. Benjamin, December 20, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, CO0SAWHATCHIE, S. O., December 20, 1861. December 20, 1861. Sır: It has been reported to me by General Ripley that the enemy brought his stone fleet to the entrance…
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Isaac I. Stevens to L. H. Pelouze, December 18, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF PORT ROYAL, December 18, 1861. Beaufort, S. 0., December 18, 1861. Siz: In pursuance of my directions Lieutenant Porter, Eighth Michigan Regiment, took a party last evening…