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THBWar Date ALS from Union General George H. Gordon, Folly Island, SC, 1864
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War Date ALS from Union General George H. Gordon, Folly Island, SC, 1864
Gordon, George H. (1823-1886). Union Brevet Major General, USMA 1846. ALS, 2pp, 7.5 x 9.5 in., " Folly Island, SC." August 26, 1864. Addressed to Hon. Henry Wilson, US Senate.
In his letter to Senator Wilson, Gordon bemoans the costs of war, which he calculates at " more than half a million a day. " His grievances focus specifically on the efforts of General Quincy Gillmore, whose operations " have not rendered the taking of the city of Charleston, possibly Charleston can be taken by Grant better than by Gillmore. Sumter is stronger than ever. . . for this, Gillmore's work has cost the Govt. more than one hundred and twenty millions of dollars ."
He also addresses the use of African American troops, a controversial topic at the time: " Let colored troops garrison such points as it is desirable to hold. Leave a small garrison in Morris Island, and then send from here more than twenty thousand good white troops (veterans) to Grant or Meade. "Creasing as expected. Pencil notation on back of second page from auction dated February 1996.Condition
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