Letter
P.G.T. Beauregard to D. B. Harris, July 11, 1863
Charleston, S. C.
Charleston, S. C., July 11, 1863.
Lieut. Col. D. B. Harris,
Chief Engineer Department, &c., Charleston, S. C.: CoLONEL: You will please see General Ripley about constructing— First. A zigzag covered way from Battery Gregg to Battery
Second. Mortar and rifled batteries on Cumming’s Point, east of Battery Gregg, so as to concentrate as heavy a fire against the batteries at Vinegar Hill as the enemy is going to construct there. If Sumter is going to be taken by regular approaches, we must work accordingly.
ner (about 100 yards in front), and the one you are now building, to prevent boat surprises at night.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
G. T. BEAUREGARD,
General, Commanding.
Hpas. DEPT. SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA,
General, Commanding.
Hpas. 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 instructs Lieutenant Colonel Harris to coordinate with General Ripley on constructing defensive fortifications and batteries to strengthen Charleston's defenses against Union advances.
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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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