Letter
Morris Island to Thomas Jordan, July 26, 1863
Charleston, S. C.
Charleston, S. C., July 26, 1863.
Brig. Gen. THOMAS JORDAN, Chief of Staff:
GENERAL: I have to report that Battery Haskell is ready for four mortars and eleven siege guns; also one chamber ready to receive the platform (columbiad). Onthe extreme point the platform has gone down. Battery Simkins, advanced work, three guns mounted; second work, two mortars mounted; third work, one mortar mounted, Battery Bee, three platforms (columbiads) ready; new work, four chambers ready for the platforms and three mortar platforms ready. Ordnance officer has already been notified.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
SPECIAL ORDERS, Hpgrs. First MILITtaRy DIstTRIctT,
No. 259. Charleston, July 26, 1863.
I. The following movements of troops are ordered, and will be
carried into effect at the earliest possible moment after dusk this
No. 259. Charleston, July 26, 1863.
I. The following movements of troops are ordered, and will be
carried into effect at the earliest possible moment after dusk this
evening, the quartermaster's department furnishing transportation :
Sixth Georgia Regiment, from Fort Johnson, to Battery Wagner,
Morris Island.
Colonel Olmstead's command, from Morris Island to Fort Johnson.
Sixth Georgia Regiment, from Fort Johnson, to Battery Wagner,
Morris Island.
Colonel Olmstead's command, from Morris Island to Fort Johnson.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Charleston, S. C.. Summary: Morris Island reports readiness of multiple artillery batteries and orders troop movements between Fort Johnson and Battery Wagner during the 1863 Charleston siege.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 28, Part 1
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