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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA, Fort Pickens, April 18, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. Krys, Secretary to the General-in-Chief, Washington, D. C.: COLONEL: We arrived off this place on the evening…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA, Transport Steamship Atlantic, April 15, 1861. Bvt. Maj. L. G. ARNOLD, Commanding Fort Jefferson, Fla.: MaAgor: My short stay at your post and the hurry of…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA, Transport Steamship Atlantic, April 15, 1861. _Lieut. Col. E. D. KryeEs, Secretary to the General-in-Chief, Washington, D. C.: / COLONEL: I wrote you at Key West,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA, April 13, 1861. April 13, 1861. Bvt. Maj. W. H. FrRENcH, Commanding Fort Taylor, Key West: Sm: You will use the forces of your command, if…
Off Key West Off Key West, April 13, 1861. Hon. WiiiiAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State, Was ashington : DEAR Sir: We arrived here and anchored some three miles below…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA, oy West, April 13, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. Kryes, ‘Secretary to the General-in-Chief, astro) De Cave COLONEL: We arrived at this place this afternoon. Captain…
HEADQUARTERS STEAMSHIP ATLANTIC, Off Key West, April 12, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. Kry&s, Secretary to General-in-Chief, Washington, D. C.: COLONEL: In obedience to the special instructions of the General-inChief,…
HEADQUARTERS U. S. TRANSPORT SHIP ATLANTIC, April 11, 1861. April 11, 1861. Lieut. J. St. C. Morton, Fort Jefferson, Tortugas: Sie: You will act in concert with Major Arnold, commanding…
HEADQUARTERS U. 8S. TRANSPORT SHIP ATLANTIC, April 11, 1861. – Srr: You will make a reconnaissance of the island of Key West witha view to the erection of any field-works…
WILMINGTON, N. C. WILMINGTON, N. C., April 2, 1861. General Jos. G. TOTTEN, Chief Engineer, iaihinatton: D. Ces GENERAL: I have the honor to report my return from Fort Clinch,…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, April 1, 1861. U. S Army, Washington, D. O.: Srr: You have been designated to take command of an expedition to re-enforce and hold Fort…
HEADQUARTERS TROOPS OF CONFEDERATE STATES, Near Pensacola, Fla., March 13, 1861. Lieut. A. J. SLEMMER, Commanding Fort Pickens : Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge your communication of this…
Fort Pickens, Fia. Fort Pickens, Fia., March 13, 1861. General BRAXTON BRAGG, Comdg. the forces, §c., near Pensacola, Fla.: + Sir: Your communication of this date reached this post during…
Pensacola Harbor, Fla. Pensacola Harbor, Fla., March 17, 1861. Col. L. THOMAS, Assistant Adjutant-General : Sir: On the 24th of last January I left Fort Monroe, Va., with sealed orders…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, March 12, 1861. Captain VoenEs, U. 8. Army, On board U. 8. sloop-of-war Brooklyn, lying off Fort Pickens: Sir: At the first favorable moment you…
HEADQUARTERS PENSACOLA DISTRICT, Lebruary 12, 1861. Lebruary 12, 1861. ‘Lieut. A. J. Steer, Commanding Fort Pickens: Sir: I have this moment received your letter of the 11th instant. I am…
Fort Pickens, FuA. Fort Pickens, FuA., February 12, 1861. Hon. J. Hout, Secretary of War: Sr: Since the departure of Lieutenant Gilman as special messenger for Washington nothing of special…
PENSACOLA HARBOR, FLA. PENSACOLA HARBOR, FLA., February 7, 1861. Col. L. THOMAS, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army: Sir: I have the honor to report that I arrived on this station…
Fort TAYLOR, FLA. Fort TAYLOR, FLA., January 31, 1861. Col. L. THomAs, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army: . Sir: My company left Fortress Monroe, Va., on the 24th of the…
Wak DEPARTMENT Wak DEPARTMENT, January 29, 1861. Lieut. ADAM J. SLEMMER, First Regiment Artillery, 0. 8. Army, Commanding Fort Pickens : Sir: The dispatch of which the inclosed is a…