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The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) | 4 | 4 | Browse | Search |
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), The War's Carnival of fraud. (search)
The War's Carnival of fraud. Colonel Henry S. Olcott.
Mine is the most repulsive task that any one of the writers of this series of Annals will have assigned to him. All the others have their stories to tell of the clang of arms, the marshalin telegraphed back a characteristic message, which, as I recall it, was as follows:
War Department, May 21st, 1864. Colonel H. S. Olcott, New York:
I heartily congratulate you upon the result of to-day's trial.
It is as important to the governmen osition.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
[Signed] G. V. Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy. To Colonel H. S. Olcott, Special Commissioner, Navy Department.
No one could ask more.
In fact, no subordinate ever had a more honora to be investigated the alleged fraudulent transactions of all persons amenable to this department, the services of Colonel H. S. Olcott were temporarily obtained.
This officer is attached to the War Department, is familiar with such investigations,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Book notices. (search)