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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05053 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Daniel Tyler to Donn Piatt withdrawing a suggestion about the 5th Maryland Volunteers and mentioning that the cavalry will patrol for deserters |
| Date | 25 November 1863 |
| Author | Tyler, Daniel (1799-1882) |
| Recipient | Piatt, Donn |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | General Tyler, commander of the District of Delaware, writes to Piatt, Chief of Staff, Middle Department. Withdraws his suggestion that the 5th Regiment, Maryland Volunteers should concentrate at Fort Donelson, due to the lack of quarters at the fort for additional troops. Relates that Captain Clayton's cavalry company will patrol the state for deserters. Recommends that a company of invalids should be sent to guard the hospital and public stores in Wilmington. Advises sending the 5th Regiment, Maryland Volunteers, "at least as far south as North Carolina." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Military Camp Fortification Desertion Military Supplies Hospital Health and Medical Injury or Wound |
| People | Tyler, Daniel (1799-1882) Piatt, Donn (1819-1891) |
| Place written | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |