Letter
Brigadier-General to W. F. Nance, July 9, 1863
SuMTER
SuMTER, July 9, 1863.
Capt. W. F. NANcE, Assistant Adjutant-General: Unless you get other instructions, send the first battalion that comes (probably Nelson’s) to Morris Island.
R. K. 8. RIPLEY,
Brigadier-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida, Pt. 1. Location: SuMTER. Summary: Brigadier-General Ripley instructs Captain Nance to send the first arriving battalion, likely Nelson's, to Morris Island unless otherwise directed.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 28, Part 1
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