Letter
P.G.T. Beauregard to Charles MacBeth, July 9, 1863
CHARLESTON, S. C.
CHARLESTON, S. C., July 9, 1863.
Hon. CHARLES MACBETH, Mayor of Charleston:
Sir: The papers herewith* will show you that an attack is impending on the Morris Island outworks; so to the defense of the city. An indispensable battery, in case of an attack by land on that island, remains unfinished, adequate labor not having been supplied by the State authorities. Cannot labor be furnished in the emergency from the class of free negroes in this city, as on occasion in Virginia, and also from the slaves of the vicinage? Material results may be achieved, even at this late hour, by the application of a sufficient labor force energetically handled.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
G. T. BEAUREGARD,
General, Commanding.
Hpgrs. Dept. SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA,
General, Commanding.
Hpgrs. Dept. SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida, Pt. 1. Location: CHARLESTON, S. C.. Summary: General Beauregard urgently requests Mayor Macbeth to provide labor from free and enslaved African Americans to complete a critical battery defense on Morris Island against an imminent attack.
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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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