Friday, December 8, 2017

Edwin M. Stanton to Major Edward S. Sanford, July 14, 1863 – 6:20 p.m.

WAR DEPARTMENT,         
Washington, July 14, 1863 6.20 p.m.
Maj. E. S. SANFORD,
New York:

SIR: The Government will be able to stand the test, even if there should be a riot and mob in every ward of every city. The retreat of Lee's army, now in a rout and utterly broken, will leave an ample force at the disposal of the Government.

EDWIN 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 27, Part 2 (Serial No. 44), p. 889

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