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46,149 lettersHDQRS. DEPT. OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA, Hardeeville, S. C., March 20, 1862. Brigadier-General DONELSON, Commanding Fifth Military District of South Carolina: GENERAL: I wish you to move forward to…
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH MILITARY .JISTRIOT, Camp Lee, March 23, 1862. SIR: In compliance with instructions from Brigadier-General Drayton. delivered at New River Bridge about 8 p. m. yesterday, that I should…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY BATTALION PHILLIPS LEGION, March 23, 1862. Camp at Stony Place, 8. 0., March 23, 1862. SIR: In answer to the communication to you from brigade headquarters, dated March…
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH MILITARY DISTRICT, Hardeeville, S. C., March 24, 1862. SIR : I beg to submit to the consideration of the major-general comranding the accompanying papers in regard to the…
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH MILITARY DISTRICT, March 23, 1862. Hardeeville, 8. C., March 23, 1862. CAPTAIN: Major Willcoxon, commanding cavalry of Phillips Legion at Bluffton, reported to me yesterday afternoon [at] 3…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 15, 1862. CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report that I have just learned from my aide-de camp, Lieutenant Hubbell, who aecompanied…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD REGIMENT N. H. VOLS., March 13, 1862. : Port Royal, S. C., March 13, 1862. I have the honor to report that in compliance with instructions received from…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 13, 1862. GENERAL: Your letters of the 10th and 12th instant were received this evening, through Mr. Boutelle, U. S. Coast Survey,…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 5, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to inform you that the combined navy and army expedition is in possession of Fernandina…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT S. C. AND G. A., Pocotaligo, S. C., April 6, 1862. This report is respectfully referred to War Department. Although East and Middle Florida has been constituted a…
HEADQUARTERS PROVISIONAL FORGE, Tallahassee, Fla., March 28, 1862. MAJOR: In consequence of the illness of Col. Edward Hopkins, Fourth Regiment Florida Volunteers, the officer in command of the post at…
HEADQUARTERS EXPEDITIONARY CORPS, Port Royal, S. C., February 17, 1862. SIR: A rebel steamer, the Ida, ran by our battery on the Savannah River on the 14th instant for Fort…
‘ HEADQUARTERS, Hilton Head, S. C., January 29, 1862. UAP”AIN: In pursuance of the instructions of the general commanding, dated the 21st and 25th instant, I proceeded on the morning…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD MILITARY DISTRICT, Adams Run, S. C., January 28, 1862. CAPTAIN: Inclosed I have the honor to submit the report of Col. P. F. Stevens, Holcombe Legion, commanding the…
HEADQUARTERS MOUNTED REGIMENT, January 4, 1861. GENERAL: I avail myself of your suggestion to-day relative to the action of the 1st merely to report that a detachment of my regiment,…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH REGT. S. O. VOLS., Tomotley, S. O., January 4, 1862. GENERAL: In obedience to instructions I have the honor to report the following occurrences of the 1st instant:…
BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS, January 5, 1862. Pocotaligo, S. 0., January 5, 1862. GENERAL: I refer you to the inclosed report of Col. James J ones, of the Fourteenth Regiment South Carolina…
GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, A. G. O., November 14, 1861. No. 99. ! Washington, November 14, 1861. The Major-General Commanding announces to the Army with sincere pleasure, 1st,…
OFFICE OF THE SIGNAL OFFIOER, A. P., Washington, D. O., January 14, 1862. SrR: [have the honor to submit to the general commanding tho Army the inclosed letter of special…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE E. O., January 3, 1862. Beaufort, S. 0., January 3, 1862. GENERAL : I have the honor to report that, agreeably to your instructions, I accompanied the…