Letter
Braxton Bragg to Adam J. Slemmer, March 13, 1861
HEADQUARTERS TROOPS OF CONFEDERATE STATES,
Near Pensacola, Fla., March 13, 1861.
Lieut. A. J. SLEMMER, Commanding Fort Pickens :
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge your communication of this date with its inclosures. In announcing to you my intention to conform strictly to the spirit of the agreement entered into by Colonel Chase, I beg to suggest to you that the erection of a battery on Santa Rosa Island bearing directly on our navy-yard is, in my view, directly in conflict with the spirit of the agreement. The erection of the works on this side bearing on the channel cannot, I conceive, be taken as a menace against Fort Pickens, and the act seems to me fully justified as a means of defense, and especially so under the threats of the new administration.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
, BRAXTON BRAGG,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
The battery which the general mentions has no reality, and I so
requested his aid, Lieutenant Gaines, to inform him.
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
The battery which the general mentions has no reality, and I so
requested his aid, Lieutenant Gaines, to inform him.
On the 15th I made the following answer:
Fort Pickens, Fua., March 15, 1861.
Srr: I placed yesterday your communication of the 13th instant before the commander of the squadron off the harbor. This will account for the delay in announcing
NEE to you that the assurances given are perfectly satisfactory. Of the erection of the
Fort Pickens, Fua., March 15, 1861.
Srr: I placed yesterday your communication of the 13th instant before the commander of the squadron off the harbor. This will account for the delay in announcing
NEE to you that the assurances given are perfectly satisfactory. Of the erection of the
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the Pacific Coast, Pt. 1. Location: Near Pensacola, Fla.. Summary: Braxton Bragg informs Lieutenant A. J. Slemmer that while he respects the agreement with Colonel Chase, he views the proposed battery on Santa Rosa Island as a violation threatening the Confederate navy-yard near Pensacola.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 50, Part 1
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