Capt. Thornton to Gen. Shepley on private matter, Washington, 1864
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Capt. Charles Thornton of Scarborough of Co. C of the 12th Maine Regiment, who was serving on the staff of Brig. Gen. George F. Shepley, military governor of Louisiana, wrote to Shepley from Washington, D.C., about a private dispatch he delivered to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton.
The dispatch apparently referred to some charge against Shepley. Thornton reported that Stanton said, "Slander Captain nothing but slander."
Thornton wrote, "The scoundrel Cottman started the infamous slander." He probably refers to Thomas Cottman, a Louisiana planter who had signed the articles of secession, but in 1864 was pressuring Lincoln and others to allow Louisiana to keep its old constitution and hold new elections.
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- Title: Capt. Thornton to Gen. Shepley on private matter, Washington, 1864
- Creator: Thornton, Charles G.
- Creation Date: 1864-01-11
- Subject Date: 1864
- Town: New Orleans, Washington
- State: DC, LA
- Media: Pencil on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 20.5 x 12.6
- Local Code: Coll. 117, Box 3/10
- Collection: George F. Shepley papers
- Object Type: Text
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LC Subject Headings
Military service--1860-1870
United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
Libel & slander
Military occupations--Louisiana--New Orleans
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