Letter
Isaac I. Stevens to Thomas W. Sherman, December 8, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF PORT ROYAL,
Beaufort, S. C., December 8, 1861.
Brig. Gen. THoMAS W. SHERMAN,
Commanding Expeditionary Corps, Hilton Head, S. C.:
GENERAL: At 8.30 o’clock I moved forward towards the ferry with
Hamilton’s section, under Lieutenant Ransom, and 600 infantry. Captain Burket is now proceeding cautiously, with 100 men, in the same direction, and is about 4 miles from this point. My information is that the enemy are on the island, with 140 cavalry and 100 infantry. It is reported that Captain Barmode was wounded in the arm in the affair of pickets night before last. i
very respectfully, your most obedient servant,
ISAAC I. STEVENS,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Beaufort, S. C.. Summary: Isaac I. Stevens reports troop movements and enemy strength near Port Royal, South Carolina, during a December 1861 reconnaissance and requests coordination with Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman.
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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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