Letter from Colonel Richard Delafield Regarding His Assumption of Command of the United States Military Academy at West Point After the Resignation of Colonel P. G. T. Beauregard
1/30/1861
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Colonel P.G.T. Beauregard assumed command of West Point and superintendency of the United States Military Academy on January 23, 1861. He resigned on January 28, 1861, after his native Louisiana seceded. Two days later, Colonel Richard Delafield, Beauregard’s predecessor and successor, sent this letter to Brigadier General Joseph G. Totten, about Beauregard’s resignation.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Adjutant General's Office.
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3854675Full Citation: Letter from Colonel Richard Delafield Regarding His Assumption of Command of the United States Military Academy at West Point After the Resignation of Colonel P. G. T. Beauregard; 1/30/1861; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, Record Group 94. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-from-colonel-richard-delafield-regarding-his-assumption-of-command-of-the-united-states-military-academy-at-west-point-after-the-resignation-of-colonel-p-g-t-beauregard, May 6, 2024]