Letter
John F. O'brien to R. 8. Ripley, July 28, 1868
Charleston, S. C.
Charleston, S. C., July 28, 1868.
Brig. Gen. R. 8. RIPLey, Commanding, &c., Charleston, S. C.:
GENERAL: The commanding general directs that the six 8-inch CN veer to be removed from Fort Sumter, shall be distributed as ollows:
One in Battery Simkins, one in Battery Haskell, two in Battery Cheves, and two in the battery east of Moultrie.
The five 8-inch naval shell guns, from Fort Moultrie, he directs to be mounted in Battery Cheves.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN F. O'BRIEN,
Major, and Assistant Adjutant-General.
(Copies for Lieutenant-Colonel Waddy, chief of ordnance; Colonel
Gonzales, chief of artillery; Lieutenant-Colonel Harris, chief engineer. )
Major, and Assistant Adjutant-General.
(Copies for Lieutenant-Colonel Waddy, chief of ordnance; Colonel
Gonzales, chief of artillery; Lieutenant-Colonel Harris, chief engineer. )
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Charleston, S. C.. Summary: John F. O'Brien directs Brig. Gen. Ripley to redistribute six 8-inch guns from Fort Sumter and five naval shell guns from Fort Moultrie to specified batteries in Charleston for strategic defense.
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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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