Letter

J. P. Benjamin to D. S. Donelson, December 13, 1861

Author

J. P. Benjamin

Recipient

D. S. Donelson

Date

December 13, 1861

Type

Letter

Charleston, S. C., December 13, 1861.

General D. S. DONELSON,

Commanding Third Brigade Tenn. Vols., Charleston, S. C. : GENERAL: The general commanding directs that you should proceed with your brigade to Coosawhatchie, S. O., as soon as the quartermaster atthis place (Maj. H. Lee) can furnish you with the necessary transportation. Directions have already been given to him to that effect.

Very respectfully, &c.

ae oes ye oa T. A. WASHINGTON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
CHARLESTON, S. O., December 16, 1861.
Hon. J. P. BENJAMIN,
Secretary of War, Richmond, Va. :
SIR: Your letter of the 8th instant, forwarded from Coosawhatchie,
has just been received. Two of the batteries (Thorntonâs and Leakeâs)
and two of the regiments (Fultonâs and Savageâs) mentioned in your

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Charleston, S. C.. Summary: J. P. Benjamin directs General Donelson to move his brigade to Coosawhatchie, South Carolina, once transportation is arranged by the quartermaster during the Civil War in 1861.

Topics

1861 Civil War Field Reports Military Correspondence Military Operations

Sources

The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 6 View original source ↗