Edwin M. Stanton to Col. George F. Shepley, Washington, D.C., 1862

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Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton wrote twice on June 10, 1862 to Col. George F. Shepley about his appointment as military governor of Louisiana.

In this short letter, Stanton wrote that he was transmitting the official appointment and instructions. He wrote, "No one can be more conscious than yourself of the great importance and responsibility of the official trust thus committed to you by the President."

Shepley was 42 and a lawyer and district attorney in Portland when he enlisted as colonel of the 12th Maine Volunteers in November 1861. The regiment was sent to Ship Island in Louisiana.

Shepley was soon placed in command of the 3rd Brigade, then appointed military commandant of New Orleans when Union forces captured the city.

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Title: Edwin M. Stanton to Col. George F. Shepley, Washington, D.C., 1862
Creator: Edwin M. Stanton
Creation Date: 1862-06-10
Subject Date: 1862-06-10
Locations:
- New Orleans, LA
- Washington, DC
Media: Ink on paper
Dimensions: 25.5 cm x 20 cm
Local Code: Coll. 117, Box 1/6
Collection: George Foster Shepley papers
Object Type: Text

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