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17,141 lettersSECESSIONVILLE SECESSIONVILLE, July 9, 1863. Capt. W. F. Nance, Assistant Adjutant-General : At dark ten vessels in all, were at Battery Island, landing troops from someof them. I donot knowif…
SECESSIONVILLE SECESSIONVILLE, July 9, 1863. Capt. W. F. Nancr, Assistant Adjutant-General : Four gunboats are going up Stono River, and are now as far as obstructions. Please send message to…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 7, 1863. Col. L. M. Hatcu, Greenville, S. C.: CoLONEL: The commanding general has received your letter in relation to an examination of…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 7, 1863. Brig. Gen. JOSEPH FINEGAN, Comdyg. Dist. of East Florida, Lake City, Fla. : GENERAL: Your letter of the 26th ultimo, in…
Richmond Richmond, July 7, 1863. General G. T. BEAUREGARD, Charleston, S. C.: Any disposable force would be of most essential service. If you conclude any can be spared, prepare them…
CHARLESTON CHARLESTON, July 4, 1863. Lieut. Col. D. B. Harris, Engineer-in-Chief, Department South Carolina, &e. : CoLONEL: Referring to Brigadier-General Ripley’s communication of June 25, I deem it impertinent to…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 3, 1863. Lieut. Col. D. B. Harris, Chief Engineer Department: COLONEL: In reply to the ”memorandum of the number of steamboats turned over…
OFFICE OF CHIEF ENGINEER, Charleston, S. C., July 5, 1863. GENERAL: I have the honor to hand you the inclosed communications from Major Echols and Mr. Cheves, the former designed…
CHARLESTON, S. C. CHARLESTON, S. C., July 1, 1863. Brig. Gen. H. W. MERCER, Savannah : Hold two regiments of infantry, with three days’ cooked rations, dy to move here…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 1, 1863. GENERAL: The subject-matter of your communication of the 25th ultimo has been considered by the commanding general, who instructs me to…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 1, 1863. General JosEPH H. E. JOHNSTON, Canton, Miss. : Dear GENERAL: Your favor of the 26th ultimo has just been received. I…
Charleston Charleston, June 28, 1863. Brig. Gen. THomas JORDAN, Chief of Staff, &e. : GENERAL: I have the honor to report that the number of the enemy’s land forces in…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., June 27, 1863. General S. CooPEr, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, Va.: GENERAL: Inasmuch as the movements and operations of the enemy on the…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., June 25, 1863. Brig. Gen. THomMas JORDAN, Chief of Staff, &c.: GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of…
CHARLESTON, S. C. CHARLESTON, S. C., June 25, 1863. Maj. Gen. W. H. C. WHITING, Commanding at Wilmington, N. CL: DEAR GENERAL: Your letter of the 17th instant was duly…
Richmond Richmond, June 25, 1863. General G. T. BEAUREGARD: From causes into which it is needless to enter, the control of the Mississippi connection between the States east and west…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., June 24, 1863. Lieut. Col. D. B. Harris, Chief Engineer, Dept. S. C., Ga., and Fla. : CoLoNnEL: The commanding general directs me to…
CHARLESTON CHARLESTON, June 24, 1863. Maj. Gen. DaBney H. Maury, Mobile, Ala. : DEAR GENERAL: Yours of the 20th instant has just been received. I am aware of the defenseless…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., June 23, 1863. GENERAL: I am instructed to communicate, for your information, the following indorsement of the commanding general on the com- munications of…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., June 23, 1863. GENERAL: Lieutenant-Colonel Stokes’ report of the capture of certain negroes opposite Fields Point, has been received, and the commanding general takes…