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Quincy A. Gillmore to Thomas W. Sherman, December 1, 1861
Hilton Head, S. O. Hilton Head, S. O., December 1, 1861. Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, Commanding Expeditionary Corps, Hilton Head, S. O.: SIR : Agreeably to your orders I…
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Letters from Quincy A. Gillmore
B. 1825 · D. 1888
Quincy Adams Gillmore was an American civil engineer, author, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was noted for his actions in the Union victory at Fort Pulaski, where his modern rifled artillery readily pounded the fort's exterior stone walls, an action that essentially rendered stone fortifications obsolete. He earned an international reputation as an organizer of siege operations and helped revolutionize the use of naval gunnery.
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Thomas W. Sherman, December 5, 1861
Hilton Head, S. C. Hilton Head, S. C., December 5, 1861. Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, Commanding Expeditionary Corps, Hilton Head, S. C.: SIR: Should it be determined to attempt…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Thomas W. Sherman, December 25, 1861
Hilton Head, S. C. Hilton Head, S. C., December 25, 1861. Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, Commanding Expeditionary Corps, Hilton Head, S. O.: SIR: In response to your verbal directions…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Henry W. Halleck, June 15, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Hilton Head, Port Royal, S. C., June 15, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Sir: I have made…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Henry W. Halleck, June 26, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Hilton Head, S. C., June 26, 1863. General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Sir: The condition of affairs on James and Morris Islands has…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to H. W. Haueck, July 4, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Hilton Head, Port Royal, S. C., July 4, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. Haueck, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Sir: I have the…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Henry W. Halleck, July 15, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, July 15, 1863. Morris Island, 8S. C., July 15, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Sir: I have…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Rear-Admiral DAHLGREN, July 20, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., July 20, 1863. Rear-Admiral DAHLGREN, Comdg. S. A. B. Squadron, off Morris Island, S. C.: DEAR Sir: I am in receipt…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to H. W. HALueck, July 21, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, July 21, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALueck, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Rear-Admiral DAHLGREN, July 22, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., July 22, 1863. Rear-Admiral DAHLGREN, Commanding S. A. B. Squadron, off Morris Island: DrEaAR Sir: I am just in receipt of…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Alfred H. Terry, August 2, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 2, 1863. Brig. Gen. A. H. TERRY, Commanding U. S. Forces, Morris Island, S. C.: GENERAL: A…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Rear-Admiral DAHLGREN, August 3, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., August 3, 1863. Rear-Admiral DAHLGREN, Commanding South Atlantic Blockading Squadron: ADMIRAL: I am more and more convinced that we can practically…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Dahlgren, August 5, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., August 5, 1863. Admiral DAHLGREN, Comdg. S. A. B. Squadron, off Charleston, S. C.: ADMIRAL: In reference to the probability of…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to P.G.T. Beauregard, August 5, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Inthe Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 5, 1863. General G. T. BEAUREGARD, Commanding Confederate Forces, Charleston, S. C.: GENERAL: Your two letters of the…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Henry W. Halleck, August 7, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., August 7, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEcK, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Sir: I inclose a slip from…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to E. D. W. Smith, August 14, 1863
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DEPT. OF THE SOUTH, August 14, 1863. No. 477. Morris Island, S. C., August 14, 1863. I. Folly Island will be divided for the present into two…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Rear-Admiral JoHn A. DAHLGREN, August 21, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., August 21, 1863. Rear-Admiral JoHn A. DAHLGREN, Comdg. S. A. B. Squadron, off Morris Island, 8. C.: My Dear Sir: In…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to H. W. Halleckk, August 21, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morrie Island, August 21, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEckK, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: I have the honor…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to P.G.T. Beauregard, August 21, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., August 21, 1863. General G. T. BEAUREGARD, Commanding Confederate Forces, Charleston, S. C.: GENERAL: I have the honor to demand of…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to British Consulate, August 22, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 22, 1863—9 p. m.. The SPANISH CONSUL, Charleston, S. C.: Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to H. Pinckney Walker, August 22, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 22, 1863—9 p. m.. H. PINCKNEY WALKER, Her Majesty’s Acting Consul, Charleston, S. C.: Sir: I have…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Rear-Admiral JoHN A. DAHLGREN, August 23, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., August 23, 1863. Rear-Admiral JoHN A. DAHLGREN, Comdg. S. A. B. Squadron, off Morris Island, S. C.: My Dear Sir: I…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to H. W. Halueeckk, August 24, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 24, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALueEckK, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: I have…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF Connecticut, August 26, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 26, 1863. His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF Connecticut: Sir: I have the honor to forward herewith a…