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17,141 lettersCHARLESTON, S. C. CHARLESTON, S. C., July 23, 1863. General S. CooPEr, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, Va. : Works at Savannah should be placed in order for bombardment. I…
Charleston Charleston, July 22, 1863. GENERAL : I consider it advisable not to open fire with the works about Shell Point until entirely completed; otherwise the return fire of the…
Adams Run Adams Run, July 21, 1863. Brig. Gen. THOMAS JORDAN, Assistant Adjutant-General, and Chief of Staff: GENERAL: I have the honor to report that our forces, under Major Jenkins…
Savannah, Ga. Savannah, Ga., July 21, 1863. Hon. JAMES A. SEDDON, Secretary of War, Richmond, Va.: Sir: I have the honor to call your attention to the fact that, under…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 21, 1863. GENERAL: In reply to your letter of the 10th instant, the commanding general directs me to say that the project of…
Charleston Charleston, July 20, 1863. Lieut. Col. D. B. Harris, Chief Engineer of Department: CoLONEL: Capt. M. M. Gray has taken down 56 10-inch shells, with water-proof caps, for planting…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 19, 1863. Brig. Gen. R. S. RIPLeEy, GENERAL: The commanding general has learned unofficially that the enemy sent this morning a flag of…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 18, 1863. Capt. J. R. Tucker, C. 8. Navy, Comdg. C. S. Naval Forces Afloat, Charleston, S. C.: Captain : I believe it…
CHARLESTON, S. C. CHARLESTON, S. C., July 18, 1863. Brig. Gen. THoMAsS JORDAN, Chief of Staff: GENERAL: The battery on Shell Point is sufficiently completed to receive the guns. Hands…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 18, 1863. Brig. Gen. R. S. RIPLEy, Commanding, &e. : GENERAL: The general commanding desires that the Shell Point Battery shall be occupied…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 17, 1863. Brig. Gen. JOSEPH FINEGAN, GENERAL: The communication of Colonel McCormick, reporting the state of the Abolition garrison at Saint Augustine, and…
HEADQUARTERS ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT, Charleston, July 16, 1863. Commanding Officer Montgomery Arsenal: Colonel Waddy, chief of ordnance of this department, directs me to request you to make, and send forward as…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 16, 1863. GENERAL: The commanding general wishes Colonel Rhett, or the commanding officer at Fort Sumter, instructed on the following points, to wit:…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 15, 1863. Lieut. Col. J. R. Wappy, Chf. of Ord., Dept. S. C., Ga., and Fla., Charleston, S. C.: CoLoNnEL: The commanding general…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 15, 1863. Brig. Gen. R. 8S. RIPLEY, GENERAL : The commanding general directs that General Hagood be instructed to open fire on Black…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 15, 1863. Lieut. Col. D. B. Harris, Chief Engineer Department, Charleston, S. C.: CoLoNEL: The general commanding directs me to instruct you (as…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 14, 1863. Lieut. Col. D. B. Harris, Chief Engineer Department, Charleston, S. C.: CoLONEL: I gave you this morning the probable armament of…
CHARLESTON, S. C. CHARLESTON, S. C., July 13, 1863. Maj. Gen. W. H. C. WHITING, Wilmington, N. C.: Hold other two regiments of Colquitt’s ready to move at moment’s notice.…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 12, 1863. Capt. J. R. TUCKER, Comdg. C. S. Naval Forces Afloat, Charleston, S. C.: Captain: The presence of the enemy’s monitors within…
ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, July 11, 1863. No, 24. Charleston, July 11, 18638. I. The action of Brig. Gen. Wilmot G. De Saussure, commanding Fourth Brigade South Carolina Militia,…