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Q. A. Gill More to Henry W. Benham, April 23, 1862
HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES, Tybee and Cockspur Islands, April 23, 1862. GENERAL: You showed me General Viele’s report of the operations of his command on the Savannah River. As I…
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David Hunter, April 10, 1862
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Tybee Island, Ga., April 10, 1862. To the COMMANDING OFFICER, Fort Pulaski; SIR: I hereby demand of you the immediate surrender and restoration of Fort…
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H. Bisbee, J. R to Henry W. Benham, April 27, 1862
HEADQUARTERS, Fernandina, Fla., April 27, 1862. Report in ease of a party of men belonging to Company I, Ninth Maine Regiment, captured by the enemy on the 10th of April,…
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Horatio G. Wright to H. Bisbee, Jr, April 10, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, Fernandina, Fla., April 10, 1862. Lieut. Col. H. BISBEE, Jr., Ninth Maine Regiment, Commanding Post, Fernandina, Fla.: COLONEL: Three companies of the Fourth New Hampshire Regiment, now…
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H. G. Wright, April 7, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, April 7, 1862. NOTIOE.] Jacksonville, Fla., April 7, 1862. In accordance with orders issued by the general commanding the Department of the South, the troops will be…
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Horatio G. Wright to Horatio G. Wright, April 2, 1862
HDQRS. THIRD BRIGADE, EXPEDITIONARY CORPS, Jacksonville, Fla., April 2, 1862. Commanding Provisional Forces of East Florida, Camp Langford, East Florida: COLONEL: After a careful consideration of the propositions presented in…
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Horatio G. Wright to Louis H. Pelouze, April 2, 1862
HEADQUARTERS, Jacksonville, Fla. HEADQUARTERS, Jacksonville, Fla., April 2, 1862. Capt. Louis H. PELOUZE, ee Asst. Adjt. Genl., Hdqrs. E. 0O., Hilton Head, 8. O.: APTAIN: Since the date of my…
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Horatio G. Wright to A. B. Ely, April 13, 1862
HEADQUARTERS, STEAMER COSMOPOLITAN, April 13, 1862. Port Royal Harbor, 8. O., April 13, 1862. CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report, for the information of the general commanding the Northern…
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James Salvo to Colonel Stevens, March 30, 1862
CAMP SALVO, S. O. CAMP SALVO, S. O., March 30, 1862. Srg: I have the honor to report that, having received orders from Colonel Stevens at 1 p. m. Friday,…
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A. L. Evans, March 31, 1862
HEADQUARTERS HOLCOMBE LEGION, Camp Blair, S. C., March 31, 1862. OAPTAIN: I have the honor to report the following articles captured in the late expedition to Edisto: 9 muskets and…
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Holcombe Legion to A. L. Evans, March 29, 1862
HEADQUARTERS HOLCOMBE LEGION, March 29, 1862. CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report that, pursuant to orders from Brig. Gen. N. G. Evans, commanding, I last night moved from Jehossee,…
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J. C. Pemberton, }, March 21, 1862
HDQRS. DEPT. OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA, March 21, 1862. Hardeeville, S. 0., March 21, 1862. Commanding Sixth Military District of South Carolina: GENERAL: I consider that there is a…
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John C. Pemberton to Daniel S. Donelson, March 20, 1862
HDQRS. 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…
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Henry E. Young to Miscellaneous orders and correspondence, March 23, 1862
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…
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Jno. B. Willcoxon to S. Jones, J. T, March 23, 1862
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…
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Thomas F. Drayton to J. R. Waddy, March 24, 1862
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…
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Thomas F. Drayton to J. R. Waddy, March 23, 1862
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…
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Horatio G. Wright to L. H. Pelouze, March 15, 1862
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…
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John H. Jackson to Thomas W. Sherman, March 13, 1862
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…
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Thomas W. Sherman to General, March 13, 1862
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,…