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J. A. Garfield, December 26, 1861
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE, Georges Creek, December 26, 1861. I arrived here last night with 900 men. Twenty-five hundred rebels are at Paintsville, 18 miles distant, with four guns. They are…
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D. €. Buell to James A. Garfield, January 14, 1862
Louisville Louisville, January 14, 1862. Colonel Garfield, ecmmanding Eighteenth Brigade, reports that on the 7th instant he attacked and drove the enemy from his intienchments at Paintsville, killing 3 and…
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Thomas C. Hindman to D. G. WHITE, Brigadier-General, December 19, 1861
HEADQUARTERS ADVANCE GUARD, Cave City, Ky., December 19, 1861. SIR: At 8 a. m. on the 17th instant I moved towards Woodsonville, for the purpose of breaking up the railroad…
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R. W. Johnson, December 18, 1861
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH BRIGADE, Camp Wood, Ky., December 18, 1861. Respectfully forwarded. By direction of the general commanding the division I threw two regiments across the river to the assistance of…
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Brigadier-General to Samuel Cooper, December 14, 1861
BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS, BEECH GROVE, K. Y., North of the River opposite Mill Springs, December 14, 1861. SIR: On the 2d instant I informed you that I had, from the south…
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A. Schoepf, December 8, 1861
HEADQUARTERS FIRST KENTUCKY BRIGADE, Somerset, December 8, 1861. GENERAL: We met the enemy’s scouts this evening about 3 miles to the west of the village; the collision took place between…
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John P. Cook to Ulysses S. Grant, December 1, 1861
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH BRIGADE, Fort Holt, Ky., Sunday, December 1, 1861. At 3.15. p. m. Lieutenant Mathie, commanding Company F, Sereni Illinois, otio of the day, reported to these headquarters the…
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N. B. Forrest, December 5, 1861
REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS, Hopkinsville, Ky., December 5, 1861. Leaving Hopkinsville November 24 with 300 men and their officers, : under orders from brigade headquarters, we went to Greenville, where we found…
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H. R. Taylor «et Al to Edwin M. Stanton, October 1, 1861
APALAOHICOLA APALAOHICOLA, October 1, 1861. Hon. SECRETARY OF WAR, Richmond, Va. : SIR: The citizens of Apalachicola, under a deep sense of their present insecurity and anxiety for the safety…
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Unknown to Edwin M. Stanton, September 26, 1861
ATLANTA, G. A. ATLANTA, G. A., September 26, 1861. Hon. J. P. BENJAMIN. Secretary of War: Thank you for the order for the 1,000 guns to General Lawton. Let me…
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Unknown to Judah P. Benjamin, September 25, 1861
SAVANNAH SAVANNAH, September 25, 1861. Hon. J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of War : I can do nothing, for want of arms, unless I hold those now landing from steamer Bermuda.…
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Danville Leadbetter to Samuel Cooper, September 21, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A., ENGINEER BUREAU, Richmond, Va., September 21, 1861. SrR: The project of auxiliary coast defense herewith, as submitted by Ool. A. J. Gonzales, though not thought…
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Jos. S. Claghorn to R. M. Cuyler, September 15, 1861
Fort PULASKI Fort PULASKI, September 15, 1861. Capt. R. M. CUYLER, Chief of Ordnance, Military District of Savannah : CAPTAIN: I am in receipt of yours of the 14th. In…
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John B. Grayson to Leroy P. Walker, September 13, 1861
Fernandina Fernandina, September 13, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKER Secretary of War, 0. S., Richmond: SIR: The whole population of Florida may well unite with me, as they do, in…
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Unknown to His Excellency Francis W. Pickens, September 10, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, ©. S. A., Richmond, September 10, 1861. His Excellency FRANCIS W. PICKENS, Governor of South Carolina: SIR: It affords me very great pleasure to acknowledge your very interesting…
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John Tyler, J. R to Leroy P. Walker, September 8, 1861
SAVANNAH SAVANNAH, September 8, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKER: There is much alarm here about the coast. Stronger force and vigorous action absolutely necessary. Will you increase the force and…
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Edwin M. Stanton to Brigadier-General RIPLEY, September 6, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, O. C. S. A., Richmond, September 6, 1861. Brigadier-General RIPLEY, Commanding Charleston, 8. O. : SIR: A copy of your letter of September 1 to Adjutant-General Oooper has…
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Alexander R. Lawton to Leroy P. Walker, September 4, 1861
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DISTRIOT, Savannah, September 4, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War: SIR: In addition to what I said in my letter of yesterday in reference to the…
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R. Gi to L. P. Walkeb, September 4, 1861
HEADQUARTERS SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, September 4, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKEB, Secretary of War, Richmond, Va.: SIR: In reply to your communication of the 9th of August last to the…
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Alexander R. Lawton to Leroy P. Walker, September 3, 1861
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DISTRICT, Savannah, September 3, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War, Richmond, Va.: SIR: I beg to call your attention to the pressing necessity for additional troops…