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46,149 lettersFort Monroe, Va. Fort Monroe, Va., September 8, 1868. Hon. G. V. Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy: Steamship Spaulding arrived from Morris Island. Sailednoon, Monday. Passengers, Commander Downes, Lieutenant…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., September 3, 1863. Brig. Gen. GEorRGE H. Gorpon, Comdg. U. S. Forces, South End of Folly Island, S. C.: GENERAL: A…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., September 3, 1863. Rear-Admiral JoHN A. DAHLGREN, Commanding South Atlantic Blockading Squadron : DEAR Sir: In reply to your letter of…
Off Morris Island Off Morris Island, September 3, 1863. Brig. Gen. Q. A. GILLMoRE, U. 8. Army, Commanding Department of the South: DEAR Sir: I understood you to say yesterday…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 31, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL : I…
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C., August 31, 1863. Col. J. C. KELTON, Assistant Adjutant-General: Sir: Ihave the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of this date, directing…
Morris Isuanp, S. C. Morris Isuanp, S. C., August 30, 1863. General G. W. CuLLum, U. S. Volunteers: My Dear GENERAL: I placed all the reporters under arrest when I…
North End Folly Island, S. C. North End Folly Island, S. C., August 29, 1863. Col. W. W. H. Davis, Commanding Brigade: CoLoNEL: A dispatch just received from Morris Island…
HEADQUARTERS CAMP ON FOLLY ISLAND, August 28, 1863. August 28, 1863. Captain Batou, Commanding U.S. Sloop-of-war Pawnee. Captain: My scouts found the enemy this morning, about 6 or 7 o’clock,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 27, 1868. General G. T. BEAUREGARD, Commanding Confederate Forces, Charleston, S. C.: Sir: On the 26th instant…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 26, 1863. Admiral DAHLGREN, Commanding South Atlantic Blockading Squadron: ADMIRAL: I shall not light up to-night. I…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., August 26, 1863. Rear-Admiral JoHN A. DAHLGREN, Commanding South Atlantic Blockading Squadron : My Dear Sir: I shall be able, I…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 26, 1863. His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF Connecticut: Sir: I have the honor to forward herewith a…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 22, 1863—9 p. m.. H. PINCKNEY WALKER, Her Majesty’s Acting Consul, Charleston, S. C.: Sir: I have…
Charleston Charleston, August 22, 1863. Brig. Gen. Q. A. Gittuorg, U. 8. Army, GENERAL: On behalf of the great number of Her Britannic Majesty’s subjects now in this city, of…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 22, 1863—9 p. m.. The SPANISH CONSUL, Charleston, S. C.: Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge…
CHARLESTON CHARLESTON, August 22, 1863. Brig. Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE, Commanding Federal Forces, Morris Island, S. C.: General G. T. Beauregard, military commandant of this place, has given me a…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 22, 1863—9 p. m.. General G. T. BEAUREGARD, Commanding Confederate States Forces, Charleston, 8. C.: Sir :,…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., August 22, 1863. Brig. Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE, Commanding U.S. Forces, Morris Island, S. C.: Sir: Last night, at fifteen minutes before 11 o’clock,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., August 21, 1863. General G. T. BEAUREGARD, Commanding Confederate Forces, Charleston, S. C.: GENERAL: I have the honor to demand of…