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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 5: (search)
t of the State. On the 27th of November, Major Strong, chief of staff to General Butler, forwardenor, calling his attention to the letter of Major Strong, with a request that he might be favored wihusetts, when the Governor was requested by Major Strong to commission certain persons, on the grounis letter was returned to Colonel Browne by Major Strong, with the following note:— Sir,—Majoratement of the offence committed. To which Major Strong replied on the 19th. After referring to armember of General Butler's staff, the late General Strong, who was killed at Fort Wagner. This le which an answer was made, the same day, by Major Strong, that, as the Twenty-eighth Regiment had beutant-General had a personal interview with Major Strong on the 9th, in which the whole matter was tthe same day, the Adjutant-General wrote to Major Strong, in which he referred to the personal interif possible, before he leaves. Nov. 11.—Major Strong wrote, in answer, that— It will be qu[3 more.
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 7: (search)
er your order,—and all surgeons of high character and ability: also, nine car-loads of hospital stores left Boston last night. On the fifteenth day of September, the Governor wrote to the Secretary of War, recommending the appointment of General Strong to the command of the post of New York, in place of the officer then there. He preferred to have one selected from civil life, rather than one whose experience and education was only military. New York is the gate through which our regiments advance to the war, and through which also our poor and wounded men, brave in their patience, and more than heroic in their sufferings, are obliged to return, as they wearily and sadly are borne home to die. General Strong, here spoken of, probably was the gentleman who was chief-of-staff to General Butler while in command of the Department of New England, and who was afterwards killed at Fort Wagner. But of this we are not certain. On the first day of October, the Governor forwarded to t