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United States. War Dept. General T.T. Garrard and others : letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to Resolution of the House of 18th instant, transmitting papers relative to the claim of T.T. Garrard and others for the destruction of their salt and works, by order of General Buell, in 1862.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.258 Author/Creator: United States. War Dept. Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1864 Pagination: 30 p. ; 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy

House Executive Document (HED) No. 29 of the 1st Session of the 38th Congress. Copies of letters, reports, depositions, and other statements pertaining to General Don Carlos Buell's destruction of the salt works in Goose Creek, Kentucky on 21 October 1862, during the Civil War. Buell ordered the salt works destroyed to prevent Confederate forces from gaining control of them. Colonel David A. Enyart of the 1st Kentucky Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Hanson of the 20th Kentucky Infantry, and Lieutenant Colonel Warner Spencer of the 2nd Kentucky Infantry executed Buell's order. On February 16, 1863, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton appointed William P. Thomasson, of Louisville, a commissioner to investigate and report on the value of the property destroyed. Printed by the General Printing Office.

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