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17,141 lettersDecember 9, 1861. Beaufort, S. 0., December 9, 1861. Brig. Gen. THoMAS W. SHERMAN: GENERAL: I have received information that since my visit to Port Royal Ferry yesterday the Confederates…
Beaufort, S. C., December 8, 1861. Lieut. Col. BRENHOLTS, Commanding Detachment, Port Royal Ferry: SIR: In command of the three companies of the Fiftieth Pennsylvania Regiment which have been assigned…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF PORT ROYAL, Beaufort, S. C., December 8, 1861. Brig. Gen. THoMAS W. SHERMAN, Commanding Expeditionary Corps, Hilton Head, S. C.: GENERAL: At 8.30 o’clock I moved forward…
December 6, 1861. Hilton Head, S. 0., December 6, 1861. Col. RUDOLPH Rosa, Commanding Forty-sixth New York Volunteers: CoLONEL: The commanding general directs that you take post with your regiment…
December 4, 1861. Port Royal, S. 0., December 4, 1861. General LORENZO THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. O.: SIR: Since my letter of the 27th ultimo Tybee, Island…
November 27, 1861. Hilton Head, 8. 0., November 27, 1861. ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY, Washington, D. 0.: SIR : For the want of an engineer officer (one being sick, one…
HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT-GENERALâS OFFICE, Washington, November 27, 1861. Brig. Gen. THomas W. SHERMAN, U. S. A. Port Royal, Å . 0.: S: Your letters of the 11th,* 15th,…
Hilton Head, S. C., November 25, 1861. The ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY, Washington, D. 0.: SIR: Our scouts have found the fort on Ladies Island covering the Coosaw River, which…
November 25, 1861. Hilton Head, S. 0., November 25, 1861. The ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY, Washington, D. 0.: SIR: I have the honor to report that we have found stowed…
Hilton Head, S. O., November 17, 1861. The ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY, Washington, D. C.: SIR: I have the honor to report that the position of the forces here necessitates…
November 15, 1861. No. 29. Hilton Head, S. C., November 15, 1861. * * * * * III. The fort on Hilton Head will be known as Fort Welles, and…
Hilton Head, S. O., November 15, 1861. The ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY, Washington, D. 0.: SIR: I have the honor to report that, in consequence of the difficulty and great…
HDQRS. SECOND REGIMENT TEXAS MOUNTED RIFLES, Fort Brown, Tex., November 11, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, O. 8. A., San Antonio, Tex.: OAPTAIN: I have the honor to report that, having received…
Fort Monroe, October 28, 1861. Secretary of War: SIR: By special messenger I would inform you that the expedition under the command of Brigadier-General Sherman is still in Hampton Roads.…
Hampton Roads, October 27, 1861. General M. C. MEIGS, Quartermaster-General U. 8. Army, Washington, D. O. : The unexpected delay of the expedition at this point, owing to the stormy…
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, October 23, 1861. No. 4. y Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., October 23, 1861. Pursuant to Special Orders, No. 191, current series, from the…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., October 17, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: Inclosed please find General Orders, No. 2,* from these headquarters in…
GENERAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS EXPEDITIONARY CORPS, October 17, 1861. No. 16. Annapolis, Md., October 17, 1861. It is confidently expected that General Orders, No. 15, current series, from theseheadquarters will be…
October 15, 1861. No. 13 Annapolis, Md., October 15, 1861. The following instructions are promulgated for the information and guidance of the troops composing this command : s I. The…
GENERAL ORDERS,{ HEADQUARTERS EXPEDITIONARY CORPS, October 14, 1861. No. 11. } Annapolis, Md., October 14, 1861. The following-named officers are announced upon the staff of the general commanding : 1…