Headquarters, Department of Kansas, In the Field, Camp near Wyandotte, October 14, 1864 Hon. E.M. Stanton, Secretary of War: You are very much mistaken if you think I had general authority to issue arms to militia, and at some favorable time I may show that your former orders were very restrictive and your dispatch of the 12th too reproachful. I am collecting, organizing, and arming forces to confront rebels that are moving against me, and my embarrassments, duties, and exertions are sufficient for the occasion. S.R. Curtis, Major-General. =============== 150 years later replace telegram with email and the battlefield with the workplace. Nothings changed.
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