Telegram of Gideon Welles, April 27, 1865

Full Title

Contemporary copy of telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. Navy, Navy Department, Washington City, to Comd. Montgomery [J.B. Montgomery], Comdt. Navy Yard, April 27, 1865

Description

States, "I am informed by the Secretary of War that persons were permitted to visit the Iron Clads on board of which the prisoners are confined by his and my order. You will explain if this has been done, and you will allow no person to visit those vessels who has not the. . . .order of the Secretary of War and myself. Until the Prisoners are removed from your custody, you will exclude visitors from the yard. . . ." Refers to captured suspected conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

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Tags

• conspirator

• navy: Union

• arrest

• orders

Cite this Item

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. "Contemporary copy of telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. Navy, Navy Department, Washington City, to Comd. Montgomery [J.B. Montgomery], Comdt. Navy Yard, April 27, 1865". . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/666

Item Type

Document

Creator

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

Publisher

Date

April 27, 1865

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Region

District of Columbia