Letter
Cnr. Ix Correspondence, Etc.confederate to C. Q. TomPKINS, Charleston, Kanawha County, Va, May 3, 1861
eichmond, Va.
eichmond, Va., May 3, 1861.
Col. C. Q. TomPKINS, Charleston, Kanawha County, Va. :
COLONEL: I have the honor to inform you that you have been appointed colonel of Virginia volunteers. Your commission is herewith forwarded to you. If you accept, you will take command of such troops as may be called out in Kanawha under the proclamation of the governor.
into the service such companies as may volunteer under the call of the governor. You will take measures to secure the safety and quiet of that county. Report what point you will occupy for the purpose.
Four field-pieces, 6-pounders, and some muskets, have been sent to the Kanawha Valley, subject to the order of Licut. Col. John McCausland.
very respectfully,
k. 8S. GARNETT,
Adjutant General.
_ Cnr. IX] CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.—CONFEDERATE.
NorFOLK, VA., May 3, 1861.
Adjutant General.
_ Cnr. IX] CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.—CONFEDERATE.
NorFOLK, VA., May 3, 1861.
Sim: I am in receipt of telegraphic dispatches of this date, signed by
Charles E. Talcott, superintendent of the Richmond and Danville Railroad, L. E. Harvie, and one from yourself, referring them to me. I feel
confident I can hold the nayvy-yard against any force now apprehended ;
but, in order to insure its defense, there should be five thousand troops
Charles E. Talcott, superintendent of the Richmond and Danville Railroad, L. E. Harvie, and one from yourself, referring them to me. I feel
confident I can hold the nayvy-yard against any force now apprehended ;
but, in order to insure its defense, there should be five thousand troops
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: eichmond, Va..
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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