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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 10: (search)
f February, the Governor received a letter from Major-General Wool, containing forty-seven dollars in Southern bills, worth perhaps fifty cents on the dollar. This money was sent to the commandant of the Fifteenth Regiment. It was sent to Private Gilchrist at Richmond, and was returned to Fortress Monroe. Not knowing what to do with it, I have taken the liberty, says General Wool, to send it to you, to make such disposition of it as you may judge proper. The first colonel of the Fifteenthson before the money arrived. Although the men were told of the money, the jailer would not give it to them, and the money was sent back to the regiment. A second attempt was made to get the money to the men in Salisbury, by sending it to Private Gilchrist; but he had been released before it reached that place. General Devens was not aware what had become of the money, although he knew that it had not been received, until he read General Wool's letter, which the Governor had sent him. He ha