Edwin M. Stanton to Major-General William T. Sherman, March 28, 1865 – 7:30 p.m.

WAR DEPARTMENT,         

Washington, March 28, 1865 — 7.30 p.m.

Maj. Gen. W. T. SHERMAN,

Fortress Monroe:

God speed you; and that He may have you in his keeping, shield you from every danger, and crown you with victory, is my earnest prayer.

E. M. STANTON,

Secretary of War.

SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I Volume 47, Part 3 (Serial No. 100), p. 42