Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 [Multiple endorsements on a letter to General William D. Whipple]

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GLC#
GLC03688
Type
Documents
Date
12 September 1864
Author/Creator
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Title
[Multiple endorsements on a letter to General William D. Whipple]
Place Written
Georgia
Pagination
4 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Endorsed 12 September by Sherman, who orders the recipient to report to Major General Howard (Oliver Otis Howard). Endorsed 28 August 1864 by General George Henry Thomas, who forwards the document to Sherman; endorsed and forwarded 25 August 1864 by General Jefferson Columbus Davis; endorsed and forwarded 24 August 1864 by General James D. Morgan; endorsed and forwarded 23 August 1864 by John Grant Mitchell, Colonel Commanding. Contains the endorsements of General Thomas E. G. Ransom and [Sam Lesaggart?], Assistant Adjutant General, regarding the relief of Lieutenant [Beens?]. Endorsed by Henry Stone, Assistant Adjutant General. The original letter is dated 23 August 1864. In the letter, Lieutenant Colonel M. R. Vernon requests that First Lieutenant George L. [Beens?] of Company H, 78th Illinois Volunteers is returned to his company and regiment for duty, since the captain currently commanding the company was discharged due to wounds received in battle. States that Beens was moved based on the order of General Dodge (possibly Grenville Mellon Dodge). Docket states "Given me by General Mitchell as a sample of the 'red. tape' required for even trivial matters."

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