Letter
Henry W. Benham to Egbert L. Viele, April 3, 1862
Hilton Head, S. C.
Hilton Head, S. C., April 3, 1862.
Brig. Gen. EGBERT L. VIELE, Commanding U. S. Forces, Daufuskie Island, S. €.: DEAR GENERAL: I shall hope to have your report about the feasibility of a columbiad battery this morning. The capture of 17 of Gillmore’s men will, I fear, inform the rebels of our preparations, and we may be obliged to open fire from Tybee prematurely or earlier than we would wish. Please take every precaution to seal the communication between the fort and city hermetically, if possible; even passing your men over at night to the south side of south channel, if you have the means. Very truly, yours,
H. W. BENHAM,
Brigadier-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Hilton Head, S. C.. Summary: H. W. Benham requests Egbert L. Viele's assessment on establishing a columbiad battery and urges strict communication security following the capture of Union soldiers during the 1862 Hilton Head campaign.
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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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