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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09330 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren to Gideon Welles, providing the first news from Sherman's army |
| Date | 12 December 1864 |
| Author | Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard (1809-1870) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Telegram as commander of the South-Atlantic Squadron, to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, providing the first news from Sherman's army that the march to the sea had been successful: "I have just received a communication from Gen. Sherman's Army. It is a few miles from Savannah and in fine spirits. A dispatch is forwarded with this…. I shall bring all my available force into connection with the Army." Dahlgren learned the news by courier from Gen. O.O. Howard and immediately forwarded the crucial information to the government in Washington. |
| Subjects | Union Forces Sherman's March to the Sea Military History Navy |
| People | Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard (1809-1870) |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| 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 |