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Unknown, December 23, 1861
Camp Evans, S. O., December 23, 1861. DEAR SIR : I beg leave to report in as concise form as possible the Omar. XV.) EVACUATION OF ROCKVILLE. 41 circumstances interesting…
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John L. Branch to Regiment of Rifles, December 22, 1861
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 this command from its…
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WM. E. Martin to Mounted Regiment, December 9, 1861
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 Royal Island to…
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Unknown to Captain Elliott, December 5, 1861
Pocotaligo, S. C., December 5, 1861. GENERAL: I wrote to Captain Elliott yesterday that you desired his presence with mine at your headquarters to know the details of the expedition…
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R. S. Ripley to Lee, because I consider the property now in possession of the, November 16, 1861
Tulafinny, November 16, 1861. Col WirnLLIAM E. MARTIN, Commanding Mounted Regiment : COLONEL: You will proceed as quickly as possible to organize four or more parties, to be composed of…
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WM. E. Martin to Mounted Regiment, November 25, 1861
Pocotaligo, November 25, 1861. Capt. T. A. WASHINGTON, Aide-de-Camp, Coosawhatchie, S. C.: CAPTAIN: I have the honor of inclosing copies of the following papers: A. General Ripleyâs order, date November…
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Q. A. Gillmore to of Engineers, Chief Engineer E. O, November 8, 1861
November 8, 1861. Hilton Head, S. 0., November 8, 1861. SrR: In obedience to your directions of this date to proceed on a reconnaissance of Hilton Head Island, or so…
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John Tuomey to H. E. Youne, November 24, 1861
QUARTERMASTERâS OFFICE PROVISIONAL FORCES, THIRD MILITARY DISTRICT, DEPT. S. C., Camp Lee, November 24, 1861. About 4 oâclock on the morning of the 7th instant Capt. Joseph A. Huger arrived…
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Stephen Elliott, Jr to of Beaufort Artillery, November 13, 1861
November 13, 1861. Sig: Having been assigned to the command of Fort Beauregard by Colonel Dunovant, commanding the post, I beg leave to submit the following report: : The garrison…
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R. G. M. Dunovant to Twelfth Regiment South Carolina Volunteers, November 16, 1861
Camp Lee, Pocotaligo, November 16, 1861. SIR: On the 26th of October last I assumed command of the forces Btationed on Bay Point Island, consisting of three companies of the…
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Unknown, November 12, 1861
HDQRS. NINTH [ELEVENTH] REGIMENT S. C. VOLS., amp Lee, November 12, 1861. SIR: The following is respectfully submitted as a report of the part taken in the defense of Fort…
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T. W. Sherman to The ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY, November 11, 1861
November 11, 1861. Hilton Head, S. 0., November 11, 1861. SrR: In addition to my report of the 8th instant, and after a more perfect examination into details, I have…
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T. W. Sherman to Proclamation, November 8, 1861
Port Royul, S. O., November 8, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to report that the force under my command embarked at Annapolis, Md., on the 21st October, and arrived…
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Unknown, August 12, 1861
August 12, 1861. No. 1. Rockville, August 12, 1861. By virtue of orders from Headquarters Division of Potomac, dated August 10, 1861, the undersigned assumes command of the forces of…
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John A. Dix to E.D. Townsend, August 12, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Baltimore, Md., August 12, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, Headquarters of the Army : COLONEL: The importance of this city, not only in its…
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: GEO. B. McCLELLAN to HEADQUARTERS, August 12, 1861, August 11, 1861
Washington, August 11, 1861. GENERAL: I have to request that you will proceed with the force placed under your command to the vicinity of Poolesville, and there observe the Potomac…
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John A. Dix to War DEPARTMENT, August 7, 1861
Fort McHenry, Md., August 7, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant- General, Headquarters of the Army: COLONEL: lreceived the telegraphie dispateh of the General-in-Chief, to send General King and…
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Unknown to William S. Rosecrans, August 7, 1861
Washington, August 7, 1861. Brig. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Commanding Department of the Ohio, Clarksburg, Va.: General Dix telegraphs that he is reliably informed that Lee and Johnston are actually…
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Unknown to E.D. Townsend, August 6, 1861
CLARKSBURG, VA. CLARKSBURG, VA., August 6, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, Washington : Tell General Scott his dispatch is received. I have ordered the Seventeenth Indiana to Beverly,…
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Nathaniel P. Banks to Edward D. Townsend, August 6, 1861
Near Harper’s Ferry, Va., August 6, 1861. Col. E. D. TowNSEND, Assistant Adjutant- General : SIR: I was much gratified to receive the order authorizing the transfer of stores, &c.,…