Headquarters, January 23, 1863.
Brigadier-General L. Thomas,
Adjutant-General U. S. A., Washington.
General:
I have the honour to submit to the Honourable Secretary of
War the name of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander S. Webb for the appointment of
Assistant Inspector-General U. S. A.
Lieutenant-Colonel Webb has been in the service eight years,
was Assistant Inspector of Artillery in the campaign on the Peninsula, and
since that campaign Inspector-General of an army corps, all of the duties of
which he performed with zeal and ability. As an Assistant Inspector-General I am
sure he would perform the duties with credit to himself, and to the best
interest of the service, as, in my opinion, he possesses unsurpassed
qualifications for this particular service.
With the highest
respect,
John Sedgwick,
Major-General
Volunteers.
SOURCES: George William Curtis, Correspondence of
John Sedgwick, Major-General, Volume 2, p. 88
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