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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