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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS 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…
HEADQUARTERS FORTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT N. Y. VOLS., January 3, 1862. Hilton Head, S. 0., January 3, 1862. CAPTAIN: I beg leave respectfully to submit for the information of ihe general commanding…
GENERAL “X HEADQUARTERS E. C., January 7, 1862. No. 1. Hilton Head, 8. C., January 7, 1862. The general commanding desires to express his gratification at the good conduct exhibited…
HEADQUARTERS EXPEDITIONARY CORPS, Port Royal, S. C., January 4, 1862. General LoRENZO THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: SIR: Reconnaissances are being made on both sides the Savannah…
HEADQUARTERS EXPEDITIONARY CORPS, Port Royal, S. C., January 2, 1862. Sw: As the Vanderbilt leaves to-morrow morning, I deem it proper to inclose to you a letter of instructions to…
HEADQUARTERS, CO0SAWHATCHIE, S. O., December 20, 1861. December 20, 1861. Sır: It has been reported to me by General Ripley that the enemy brought his stone fleet to the entrance…
HEADQUARTERS RIFLE REGIMENT, Camp Evans, S. O., December 23, 1861. DEAR SIR : I beg leave to report in as concise form as possible the circumstances interesting my department at…
HEADQUARTERS REGIMENT OF RIFLES, Camp Evans, December 22, 1861. CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit the following statement of facts and reasons which governed me in the removal of…
HEADQUARTERS MOUNTED REGIMENT, December 9, 1861. Pocotaligo, S. 0., December 9, 1861. GENERAL: At 9 p. m., Sth instant, [received a telegram from you, authorizing me to proceed to Port…