Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 to Edward Hatch

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GLC#
GLC03666
Type
Letters
Date
January 29, 1865
Author/Creator
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Title
to Edward Hatch
Place Written
Pocataligo, Georgia
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Major General Sherman writes to General Hatch about his plans for the Carolina campaign against Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston. Sherman gives Hatch orders for troop movements. "I wish you tomorrow to send a Detachment to the Forks of the Road this side of the Salkehatchie, ... Try and make a pathway of fallen timber through the swamp, so as to Enable skirmishers to appear near the River Bank at the Railroad & Wagon Road Bridges." Informs that he will wait where he is until he hears from General Henry W. Slocum about Robertville. Believes it to be very important to hold the position on the railroad. Written on stationary marked "Head-Quarters, Military Division of the Mississippi."

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