Inclosure
Jno. A. Collins to Corresponding Secretary Committee of Safety, May 25, 1861
[Inclosure.]
May 25, 1861.
May 25, 1861. BRIGGsS, Esq.: As an American citizen 1 deem it my duty to warn my countrymen and the lovers of this glorious Union and Constitution, that a company of fight for the Union, for the Constitution, and shoot any traitor I may meet: So help me God. Keep this to yourself and act accordingly. I will keep you posted. [Indorsement.] The writers name is Charles Duval, who was afraid to attach his name. Mr. Duval is a truthful and very reliable man. He was approached by the McMeans party because he was a Southern man, a creole of Louisiana.
JNO. A. COLLINS,
Corresponding Secretary Committee of Safety.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Summary: Charles Duval warns of forming a loyalist armed company ready to defend the Union and Constitution by force against traitors, urging secrecy and vigilance amid 1861 tensions.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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