Letter
A. L. Evans, March 31, 1862
HEADQUARTERS HOLCOMBE LEGION,
Camp Blair, S. C., March 31, 1862.
OAPTAIN:
I have the honor to report the following articles captured in the late expedition to Edisto: 9 muskets and 7 bayonets; 2 rifled muskets and 2 bayonets; 17 sets of accouterments; 397 cartridges and caps; 9 nipple-wrenches; 12 wipers; 1 sword of First Lieutenant McEIhaney, now in possession of Capt. W. J. Smith, to whom it was surrendered; 1 sword, now in possession of Captain Crawley.
Respectfully, P. F. STEVENS,
; Colonel Holcombe Legion.
Capt. A. L. EVANS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
P. S.—I forward also one letter mentioning the force on the island
Capt. A. L. EVANS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
P. S.—I forward also one letter mentioning the force on the island
and the descriptive list of Company F, Fifty-fifth Regiment Pennsyl.
vania Volunteers.
vania Volunteers.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Camp Blair, S. C.. Summary: Colonel Stevens reports to Captain Evans the capture of weapons, ammunition, and personal items during an 1862 expedition to Edisto Island, including a detailed inventory and troop information.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 6
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