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January 2nd, 1865 AD (search for this): chapter 15
aimants. They should all be disregarded; and it ought not to be turned over to any Treasury agent, but held by the military authorities until a special order of the department is given for the transfer. Thomas has been nominated for Major-General. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. The part relating to cotton was sent by General Grant to General Sherman, and was thus answered by the latter: headquarters Military division of the Mississippi, in the field, Savannah, Ga., January 2, 1865. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War, Washington, D. C. I have just received from Lieutenant-General Grant a copy of that part of your telegram to him of December 26th relating to cotton, a copy of which has been immediately furnished to General Easton, Chief Quartermaster, who will be strictly governed by it. I had already been approached by all the consuls and half the people of Savannah on this cotton question, and my invariable answer was that all the cotton in Savannah was
March 22nd (search for this): chapter 15
Davis' specie is moving south from Goldsboro, in wagons, as fast as possible. * * * * The specie taken with them is estimated here at from six to thirteen million dollars. Commenting upon these paragraphs, General Sherman says: The assertion that Jeff. Davis' specie train, of six to thirteen million dollars was reported to be moving south from Goldsboro in wagons as fast as possible, found plenty of willing ears, though my army of eighty thousand men had been at Goldsboro from March 22d to the date of his dispatch, April 26th; and such a train would have been composed of from fifteen to thirty-two six-mule teams to have hauled this specie, even if it all were in gold. I suppose the exact amount of treasure which Davis had with him is now known to a cent; some of it was paid to his escort when it disbanded at and near Washington, Georgia, and at the time of his capture he had a small parcel of gold and silver coin, not to exceed ten thousand dollars, which is now retained
April 26th (search for this): chapter 15
l 27th, concerning General Sherman's arrangements with General Johnston, the following paragraphs appeared from a dispatch of General Halleck's, dated Richmond, April 26th, 9:30 P. M.: The bankers here have information to-day that Jeff. Davis' specie is moving south from Goldsboro, in wagons, as fast as possible. * * * * Thagons as fast as possible, found plenty of willing ears, though my army of eighty thousand men had been at Goldsboro from March 22d to the date of his dispatch, April 26th; and such a train would have been composed of from fifteen to thirty-two six-mule teams to have hauled this specie, even if it all were in gold. I suppose the st what it might. This ridicule of Halleck is based upon a perfectly evident misprint of Goldsboro for Greensboro in transmitting Halleck's dispatch of the 26th April, as it was through the latter place the rebel Cabinet passed. How little reason he had for this outburst upon the question of Jeff. Davis' gold, will appear
December 26th, 1864 AD (search for this): chapter 15
fully aware of all this, that he caused the business to be promptly and properly attended to, and that every reflection made upon him by General Sherman in the above extract is utterly unfounded, will now be made to appear. Secretary Stanton's first dispatch, upon learning of the capture of Savannah, related to the care of this cotton, and a copy of it was immediately sent to General Sherman and its receipt acknowledged by him. It was as follows: War Department, Washington, December 26, 1864. Lieutenant-General Grant, City Point. I wish you a merry Christmas if not too late, and thank you for the Savannah news. It is a sore disappointment that Hardee was able to get off his fifteen thousand from Sherman's sixty thousand. It looks like protracting the war while their armies continue to escape. I hope you will give immediate instructions to seize and hold the cotton. All sorts of schemes will be got up to hold it under sham titles of British and other private claiman
December, 1860 AD (search for this): chapter 15
een approached by all the consuls and half the people of Savannah on this cotton question, and my invariable answer was that all the cotton in Savannah was prize of war, belonged to the United States, and nobody should recover a bale of it with my consent; that, as cotton had been one of the chief causes of this war, it should have to pay its expenses; that all cotton became tainted with treason from the hour the first act of hostility was committed against the United States some time in December, 1860, and that no bill of sale subsequent to that date could convey title. My orders were that an officer of the Quartermaster's Department, United States Army, might furnish the holder, agent, or attorney a mere certificate of the fact of seizure, with description of the bales, marks, etc., the cotton then to be turned over to the agent of the Treasury Department to be shipped to New York for sale. But since the receipt of your dispatch I have ordered General Easton to make the shipment
January 12th, 1865 AD (search for this): chapter 15
to transfer the cotton captured in Savannah to an agent of the Treasury. This General Sherman did by an order dated January 12, 1865. He then continues as follows, charging that Mr. Stanton's action in this matter caused great loss to the Governmenreached Savannah, and his first order there in regard to the cotton was this: War Department, Savannah, Ga., January 12, 1865. Brevet Major-General Meigs, Quartermaster-General U. S. A., Savannah, Ga. Sir: The Secretary of War directs thaf this order General Meigs, then in Savannah, issued the following: [special orders, no. 1.] Savannah, Ga., January 12, 1865. The Secretary of War having directed the Quartermaster-General to assume the charge of the captured cotton in [special field orders no. 10.] headquarters Military division of the Mississippi, in the field, Savannah, Ga., January 12, 1865. 1. Brevet Brigadier-General Easton, Chief Quartermaster, will turn over to Simeon Draper, Esq., agent of the
December 28th, 1864 AD (search for this): chapter 15
ion from the warehouses and docks and their vicinity. To transfer the cotton to the special agent of the Treasury Department, taking duplicate receipts therefor in detail, said receipts specifying the number and weight of every bale thus transferred to the special agent of the Treasury Department. To allow none of the cotton to leave the harbor until said receipts are given to him by the agent aforesaid. * * * * 4. The original instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury of 28th December, 1864, designated Simeon Draper, Esq., as the special agent to take charge of the captured cotton, and to give receipts therefor as provided by law. The instructions of the. 7th January to Albert G. Browne, special agent, communicated also to Simeon Draper, Esq., direct that Mr. Browne shall receive from the military authorities who are in possession of the cotton, and give receipts therefor in the form prescribed by the Treasury regulations. * * * * M. C. Meigs, Q. M. Gen., Brevet Maj
December 26th (search for this): chapter 15
nt is given for the transfer. Thomas has been nominated for Major-General. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. The part relating to cotton was sent by General Grant to General Sherman, and was thus answered by the latter: headquarters Military division of the Mississippi, in the field, Savannah, Ga., January 2, 1865. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War, Washington, D. C. I have just received from Lieutenant-General Grant a copy of that part of your telegram to him of December 26th relating to cotton, a copy of which has been immediately furnished to General Easton, Chief Quartermaster, who will be strictly governed by it. I had already been approached by all the consuls and half the people of Savannah on this cotton question, and my invariable answer was that all the cotton in Savannah was prize of war, belonged to the United States, and nobody should recover a bale of it with my consent; that, as cotton had been one of the chief causes of this war, it should h
April 27th (search for this): chapter 15
ayton, Aide-de-Camp. And so it appears that General Sherman's transfer called only for a receipt in gross, and that Mr. Stanton's orders alone secured the full record with which the Government has protected itself against fictitious claims. There is another instance in which General Sherman attempts, with as little reason and success, to be severe upon Mr. Stanton, which may properly be presented in this connection. In the second bulletin which the Secretary of War published on April 27th, concerning General Sherman's arrangements with General Johnston, the following paragraphs appeared from a dispatch of General Halleck's, dated Richmond, April 26th, 9:30 P. M.: The bankers here have information to-day that Jeff. Davis' specie is moving south from Goldsboro, in wagons, as fast as possible. * * * * The specie taken with them is estimated here at from six to thirteen million dollars. Commenting upon these paragraphs, General Sherman says: The assertion that J
March 12th, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 15
t has allowed claims for more than the total amount of cotton captured, and that claims have been proved up amounting to three times the whole capture, is without the least foundation. The following is a statement prepared at the Treasury Department in regard to this Savannah cotton: The Treasury Department has not passed upon a single claim for cotton captured at Savannah, nor has it paid out a dollar on such claims, except upon judgments of the Court of Claims, under the act of March 12th, 1863. The following is a statement of the proceeds of said cotton and the claims therefor: No. bales sold at New York 39,358 No. bales allowed by Court of Claims31,657 ——— 7,701 No. bales claimed in cases pending in Court of Claims4,901 ——— 2,800 Net proceeds paid into Treasury$7,259,499 78 Amount allowed by the Court of Claims5,873,159 90 —————— $1,386,339 88 Proceeds claimed in pending cases, 865,678 26 —————— $520,661 62 If all pendin
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