Letter
John G. Foster to Jos. G. Tootten, March 11, 1861
Fort SumTER, S. C.
Fort SumTER, S. C., March 11, 1861.
General Jos. G. ToOTTEN, Chief Engineer U. 8S. Army, Washington, D. C. : GENERAL: The sudden change of temperature from the warmth of yesterday to the cold of last night and this morning seems to have checked the ardor of the laborers on the field work on Cummings Point, as but little activity is observed this morning. The work on the extension of the line of parapet on the channel side towards the Star of the West battery still continues. Very little else appears to be doing. We are still steadily at work, and will try the second 10-inch columbiad — to-day.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. G. FOSTER,
Captain, Engineers.
No. 70.] Fort SumTeER, S. C., March 12, 1861.
Captain, Engineers.
No. 70.] Fort SumTeER, S. C., March 12, 1861.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the Pacific Coast, Pt. 1. Location: Fort SumTER, S. C.. Summary: Captain J. G. Foster reports to General Joseph G. Totten on March 11, 1861, detailing labor conditions and ongoing fortification work at Fort Sumter amid fluctuating weather.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 50, Part 1
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