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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02851 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Thoms W. Sherman to Edward Davis Townsend enclosing report of Major Beard about a seized vessel |
| Date | 18 December 1861 |
| Author | Sherman, Thomas W. (Thomas West) (1813-1879) |
| Recipient | Townsend, Edward Davis |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Addressed to "the Adjutant General of the United States." Encloses letters and report [not included] of Provost Marshal Major Beard of the New York Volunteers. Beard delivered the letters to Sherman's headquarters while Sherman was absent on a reconnaissance. Refers to a seized vessel. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union General Confederate States of America Privateering |
| People | Sherman, Thomas W. (Thomas West) (1813-1879) Townsend, Edward Davis (1817-1893) |
| Place written | Port Royal, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Edward Davis Townsend served as the Adjutant General of the United States during the Civil War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |