Friday, September 29, 2017

Adjutant-General Lorenzo Thomas to Governor Israel Washburn Jr., May 26, 1862

ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Washington, May 26, 1862.
Governor ISRAEL WASHBURN,
Augusta, Me.:

Enlist no more three-months’ men. Only three-years’ men are needed. Please report how many three-months’ men you have enlisted.

By order of the Secretary of War:

L. THOMAS,
Adjutant-General.

SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series III, Volume 2 (Serial No. 123), p. 77

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