TranscriptionSerrells Regiment was mustered into service as Engineers, and are doing duty as such. I was informed by Secy [Secretary] of War in a conversation on the subject that they were so ordered by the President and were entitled to pay as Engrs [Engineers]-this thing was so settled before I left Washington; T.W. Sherman; Brig [Brigadier] Gen [General] Comd [Commanding]; Feb [February] 7, 1862; Correct copy; T.B. Brooks; Lt. [Lieutenant] Vol. [Volunteer] Engrs [Engineers]
