Summary:
Union forces briefly occupied Staunton in early June, 1864. When the Federals evacuated the town, some sick and wounded were left in the hospital. In this letter, Arthur I. Boreman, governor of West Virginia, asks Union General Franz Sigel for permission to send supplies to sick and wounded Union prisoners in Staunton.

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Maj.-Gen. SIGEL:

WHEELING,

June 20, 1864

Can I send persons to Staunton, with supplies for our sick and wounded soldiers? Please let me know soon.

A. I. BOREMAN,
Governor.

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Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 37, Serial No. 70, Pages 655, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.