Letter
P.G.T. Beauregard to Samuel Cooper, July 23, 1863
CHARLESTON, S. C.
CHARLESTON, S. C., July 23, 1863.
General S. CooPEr, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, Va. : Works at Savannah should be placed in order for bombardment. I need slave labor there. Governor Brown advises impressment as the only means, and I apply for the authority.
; G. T. BEAUREGARD.
*1st Volunteers, Georgia Regiment, and 12th and 18th Georgia Battalions.
220 8. C. AND G. A. COASTS, AND IN MID. AND E. FLA. [Cuar. XL,
220 8. C. AND G. A. COASTS, AND IN MID. AND E. FLA. [Cuar. XL,
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 requests authority to impress enslaved laborers for fortifying Savannah's defenses in preparation for bombardment during the Civil War.
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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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