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46,149 lettersWAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A., October 21, 1862. Richmond, Va., “October 21, 1862. GENERAL: I have received and carefully considered your letter of the 10th instant, and am constrained to…
OXFORD, Mıss. OXFORD, Mıss., October 10, 1862. Hon. GEORGE W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War: Having made up my mind to retire from the service unless a reconsideration of its aetion…
Richmond, V. A. Richmond, V. A., September 18, 1802. Hon. GEoRGE W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War: : In the personal interview with the President and yourself explanatory of the errors…
Richmond, V. A. Richmond, V. A., September 12, 1862. Hon. GEORGE W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War: The order of the Government restoring me to duty ascribes to me errors of…
OXFORD, Miss. OXFORD, Miss., August 27, 1862. General S. COOPER, ‘ Adjutant-General, Richmond : Is the order of suspension simply removed, without anything being said relieving me from censure? Am…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAT/S OFFICE, August 22, 1862. No. 196. i Richmond, Va., August 22, 1862. * * * * * * * X. L. The reports of…
TUPELO, Miss. TUPELO, Miss., June 21, 1862. Hon. GEORGE W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War, Richmond, Va.: On the 11th day of March last I was suspended from command by order…
OXFORD, Miss. OXFORD, Miss., May 15, 1862. Hon. GEORGE W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War, Richmond, Va.: I had expected the decision of the President on the case in which I…
WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A., Richmond, Va., March 26, 1862. Brig. Gen. G. J. PILLOW, Exchange Hotel, Richmond, Va.: SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your…
CUMBERLAND CITY, TENN. CUMBERLAND CITY, TENN., February 16, 1862. General JOHNSTON : This morning at 2 o’clock, not feeling willing myself to surrender, I turned over the command to General…
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT, Decatur, Ala., March 16, 1862. Brig. Gen. GIDEON J. PILLOW, Chattanooga, Tenn.: GENERAL: Under date of March 11 the Secretary of War says: The reports of -Generals…
OFFICE OF DIVISION COMMISSARY, Decatur, Ala., March 13, 1862. I was present at the council of officers held at Brig. Gen. Gideon J. Pillow’s headquarters, in the town of Dover,…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD DIVISION, Decatur, Ala., March 14, 1862. The position we occupied was invested on February 11 by a fois which we estimated to be about 20,000 strong. This force…
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. CLARKSVILLE, TENN., February 19, 1862. General JOHNSTON: 4 Sir: There is but little known satisfactorily of the enemy or their movements; up to 10 o’elock last night all…
WAR DEPARTMENT, O. S A., Richmond, March 11, 1862. General A. SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Decatur, Ala. : Sig: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your dispatches through Major Liddell.…
Fort DONELSON, TENN. Fort DONELSON, TENN., February 16, 1862. General A. SIDNEY JOHNSTON: Last evening there arrived in the river near Fort Donelson eleven transports, laden with troops. Weare completely…
Richmond, V. A. Richmond, V. A., March 11, 1862. Hon. J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of War, Richmond, Va.: SIR: The reports of Brigadier Generals Floyd and Pillow of the defense…
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FIFTH KENTUCKY REGIMENT, Camp Cloak, near Fort Henry, February 18, 1862. Sir: Below I give you a list of the killed, wounded, and missing in the Twenty-fifth Regiment Kentucky…
HDQRS. FORTY-FOURTH REGIMENT INDIANA VOLUNTEERS, Fort Henry, February 18, 1862. SIR: On the morning of Saturday, February 15, the Forty-fourth Regiment Indiana Volunteers left their bivouac near the enemy’s lines…
HDQRS. THIRTY-FIRST REGIMENT INDIANA VOLUNTEERS, Fort Henry, Tenn., February 18, 1862. Sir: In obedience to your order, the Kement left its camp, near Fort Donelson, on. the morning of the…