Letter

P.G.T. Beauregard to Leroy P. Walker, April 2, 1861

CHARLESTON

Hon. L. P. WALKER: Captain Foster asks permission to send his mechanics and laborers from Sumter. Shall it be allowed? Iam inclined to object.

G. T. BEAUREGARD,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.
Cnar. 1] – CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.—CONFEDERATE.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the Pacific Coast, Pt. 1. Location: CHARLESTON. Summary: G. T. Beauregard requests guidance from L. P. Walker on whether to permit Captain Foster to send mechanics and laborers from Fort Sumter, expressing initial objection.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 50, Part 1 View original source ↗