HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT
OF THE GULF,
New Orleans, May 16,
1862.
SIR: Your communication, covering those from sundry persons
claiming to have been injured in their property by the disorderly acts of
United States soldiers, has been received.
My notice had been brought to the same subject-matter.
As soon as the soldiers return by whom it is alleged the
wrong was done the matter will be completely investigated and prompt justice
administered.
I have the honor to
be, your obedient servant,
BENJ. F. BUTLER,
Major-General,
Commanding.
M. MEJAN,
Consul de France.
SOURCE: The
War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and
Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 15 (Serial No. 21), p. 427
