Letter
Henry W. Halleck to Quincy A. Gillmore, October 23, 1863
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Washington, October 23, 1863.
Major-General GILLMORE, Department of the South:
GENERAL: Yours of the 17th and 18th instant are received. All conscripts from States represented in your command were some days ago ordered to be sent to you until the regiments are filled.
There are not sufficient Spencer rifles manufactured to supply your requisitions, but all that can be obtained will be sent to you in preference to any one else.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
H. W. HALLECK,
General-in-Chief.
Morris Isuanp, S. C.,
October 31, 1863.
General-in-Chief.
Morris Isuanp, S. C.,
October 31, 1863.
The Southern Confederacy consists of Virginia, North and South
Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, forming a line from Richmond to
Richmond
Charlotte
Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, forming a line from Richmond to
Richmond
Charlotte
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Washington. Summary: H. W. Halleck informs Major-General Gillmore that conscripts are being sent to fill regiments and that limited Spencer rifles will be prioritized for his command in the Department of the South.
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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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