Letter
H. K. Aiken to Thomas Jordan, July 21, 1863
Adams Run
Adams Run, July 21, 1863.
Brig. Gen. THOMAS JORDAN, Assistant Adjutant-General, and Chief of Staff:
GENERAL: I have the honor to report that our forces, under Major Jenkins have taken possession of Seabrook Island, and find it entirely evacuated by the enemy. One gunboat still lies in North Edisto River, opposite Resenie
The enemy have disappeared from Ashepoo River, and the reenforcements from Third Military District ordered to report to General Walker.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
H. K. AIKEN,
Colonel, Commanding.
SPECIAL fe ok Hpgrs. First MILiTary DIsTRICT,
No. 254. Charleston, July 21, 1863.
Colonel, Commanding.
SPECIAL fe ok Hpgrs. First MILiTary DIsTRICT,
No. 254. Charleston, July 21, 1863.
I. Captain Johnson, with his Parrott guns, will report forthwith
to Brigadier-General Colquitt at his headquarters, James Island.
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ITI. The following changes of troops will be made this evening :
to Brigadier-General Colquitt at his headquarters, James Island.
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ITI. The following changes of troops will be made this evening :
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Adams Run. Summary: Colonel H. K. Aiken reports to Brig. Gen. Thomas Jordan that Major Jenkins's forces have secured the evacuated Seabrook Island and enemy troops have withdrawn from Ashepoo River during the Civil War.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 28, Part 1
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