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Henry A. Wise to Robert E. Lee, August 24, 1861
Doawoop GAP CAMP Doawoop GAP CAMP, August 24, 1861. General R. E. LEE, Commanding, c. : pee SIR: I received your last dispatch. this morning, and I confess with —…
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John M. Brannan to Unknown, January 4, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, January 4, 1861. Siz! Iti is the direction of the General-in-Chief that you ieanstar the whole of your company to Fort Taylor. Be on your…
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Unknown to William H. Chase, January 16, 1861
Pensacola Harbor Pensacola Harbor, January 16, 1861. Col. W. H. CHase, Commissioner for the State of Florida: é Sir: Under the orders we now have from the War Department, we…
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J. Holt, January 3, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, January 3, 1861. Srr: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th ultimo, asking for the plat and plan of the…
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Unknown to P.G.T. Beauregard, April 15, 1861
MontTGomMery MontTGomMery, April 15, 1861. General BEAUREGARD, Charleston : If floating battery worked well I shall order one for Pensacola, so give me your opinion. If favorable, can Captain Hamilton,…
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D. R. JonEs to P.G.T. Beauregard, April 13, 1861
MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY, April 13, 1861. General BEAUREGARD, Charleston : Accept my congratulations. You have won your spurs. How many guns can you spare for Pensacola? Hpagrs. First BATTALION, THIRTY-THIRD REGIMENT,…
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Unknown to P.G.T. Beauregard, April 12, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, April 12, 1861. DEAR GENERAL: The display at Light-house Inlet, perhaps, is a feint, and if so, they intend to re-enforce, as you say, through…
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Unknown to P.G.T. Beauregard, April 8, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, April 8, 1861. April 8, 1861. DEAR GENERAL: Linclose the within copy of Major Anderson’s note.* _ Please say to the Secretary of War that…
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Unknown to Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, March 26, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, March 26, 1861. March 26, 1861. [General BEAUREGARD :] My Dear GEeNnerRAL: I have read the inclosed, and think it is very appropriate ; ‘and…
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P.G.T. Beauregard to Jefferson Davis, March 25, 1861
HEADQUARTERS PROVISIONAL FORCES, March 25, 1861. Charleston, 8. C., March 25, 1861. Srr: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your two letters dated, respectively, the 20th and…
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P.G.T. Beauregard to Levi P. Walker, March 14, 1861
MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY, March 14, 1861. General BEAUREGARD, Charleston ; Steamers Star of the West, Harriet Lane, Crusader, Mohawk, and Empire City ordered to sail from New York last night. Said…
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Unknown to Colonel L. Tomas, February 22, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE’ ARMY, New York, February 22, 1861. [Col. L. Tomas, A. A. G. :] Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your confidential letter of…
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Col. Cooper, January 7, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, January 7, 1861. COMMANDING OFFICER, DeTAcHMENT U.S. Bee On board steamship Star of the West, ~ : Supposed to be near Charleston, yee Sir: This…
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R. W. Gibbes, M. D to Edwin M. Stanton, April 16, 1861
HEADQUARTERS SURGEON-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT, Charleston, April 16, 1861. Sir: From the returns received from the various posts I have the unexampled and happy privilege of stating that no serious casualty has…
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James Simons to Abner Doubleday, April 21, 1861
; HEADQUARTERS, SOUTH CAROLINA ARMY, April 21, 1861. ‘ Sullivan’s Island, April 21, 1861. Magor: I have the honor to report that on Tuesday morning, April _ 9, in obedience…
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Unknown to George G. Meade, March 25, 1865
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH CORPS, March 25, 1865. March 25, 1865—2.50 p.m. General Meade desires you to.keep up a threatening attitude until night. He leaves it to you entirely to decide whether…
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J. Spreadboury, March 16, 1865
FIELD ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY, March 16, 1865. No. 13. , Mangohick Church, March 16, 1865. J, The command will move to-morrow at 6 a. m. to Aylett’s Station, in the…
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Henry H. Sibley to Ulysses S. Grant, September 9, 1864
Saint Paul, Minn. Saint Paul, Minn., September 9, 1864. GENERAL: 1 have the honor to report that dispatches from Lieutenant-Colonel Adams, commanding Independent Battalion, dated Fort Abercrombie, 4th instant, mention…
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John Pope to Alfred Sully, September 5, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHWEST, Milwaukee, Wis., September 5, 1864. GENERAL: Your private and official letters by Captain Pope just received. Of course you can leave six companies of Second…
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E.D. Townsend to Edwin M. Stanton, September 3, 1864
SPECIAL ORDERS,) WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL’S OFFICE, September 3, 1864. No. 292. Washington, September 3, 1864. 41, Paragraph 39, Special Orders, No. 273, August 17, 1864, from this office,* relieving…