Letter
P.G.T. Beauregard to D. B. Harriss, July 24, 1863
Charleston, S. C.
Charleston, S. C., July 24, 1863.
Lieut. Col. D. B. HARRISs, Chief Engineer, &c.:
CoLONEL: Examine condition for resistance of Battery Wagner, and report in person as soon as possible. Explain to General Taliaferro that we must fight the fleet with sand; that the battery originally was only meant to defend against land approach. The battery must be held as long as possible, even twenty-four hours are important.
Respectfully, &c.,
G. T. BEAUREGARD,
General, Commanding.
Hovgrs. DEPT. SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA,
Charleston, S. C., July 24, 1863.
General, Commanding.
Hovgrs. DEPT. SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA,
Charleston, S. C., July 24, 1863.
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 orders Lieutenant Colonel Harriss to assess Battery Wagner's defensive condition and emphasizes its critical role in resisting a naval assault despite its original land defense design.
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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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