Headquarters, Military Department of Washington, PHILADELPHIA,
April 26th, 1861
BENJ. F. BUTLER, Brig. Gen. Commanding
GENERAL: I am directed by Major General Patterson to
acknowledge receipt of your despatches of the 25th instant, with the accompanying
enclosures.
The General desires me to express to you his entire approbation
of what you have done, and to thank you for the zeal and efficiency with which
you have executed his orders and which has characterized all your movements.
You will remain in command of and guard the road from Annapolis to Washington
until further orders, unless superseded by a command from Head Quarters of the
Army. Camp Equipage is entirely exhausted here for the present. Endeavor if
possible to obtain it from Washington.
The General thanks you also for your private note just
received.
Very respectfully
your obedient servant,
CRAIG BIDDLE, A.D.C.
SOURCE: Jessie Ames Marshall, Editor, Private and
Official Correspondence of Gen. Benjamin F. Butler During the Period of the
Civil War, Volume 1: April 1860 – June 1862, p. 49-50
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