Letter
k. 8S. Garnett to Cnr. Ix Correspondence, Etc.confederate. 801, May 3, 1861
, HEADQUARTERS VIRGINIA FORCES,
eichmond, Va., May 3, 1861.
Col. C. Q. TomPKINS, Charleston, Kanawha County, Va. :
COLONEL: I have the honor to inform you that you have been appointed colonel of Virginia volunteers. Your commission is herewith forwarded to you. If you accept, you will take command of such troops as may be called out in Kanawha under the proclamation of the governor.
Lieut. Col. John McCausland has been previously directed to muster into the service such companies as may volunteer under the call of the governor. You will take measures to secure the safety and quiet of that county. Report what point you will occupy for the purpose.
Four field-pieces, 6-pounders, and some muskets, have been sent to the Kanawha Valley, subject to the order of Licut. Col. John McCausland.
very respectfully,
k. 8S. GARNETT,
Adjutant General.
_ Cnr. IX] CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.—CONFEDERATE. 801
NorFOLK, VA., May 3, 1861.
Adjutant General.
_ Cnr. IX] CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.—CONFEDERATE. 801
NorFOLK, VA., May 3, 1861.
Maj. Gen. R. E. LEE, Commanding :
Sim: I am in receipt of telegraphic dispatches of this date, signed by
Charles E. Talcott, superintendent of the Richmond and Danville Railroad, L. E. Harvie, and one from yourself, referring them to me. I feel
confident I can hold the nayvy-yard against any force now apprehended ;
Sim: I am in receipt of telegraphic dispatches of this date, signed by
Charles E. Talcott, superintendent of the Richmond and Danville Railroad, L. E. Harvie, and one from yourself, referring them to me. I feel
confident I can hold the nayvy-yard against any force now apprehended ;
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: eichmond, Va.. Summary: K. S. Garnett appoints Col. C. Q. Tompkins as colonel of Virginia volunteers to command Kanawha County troops and secure the area during the early Civil War mobilization.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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