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17,141 lettersWashington, D. C. Washington, D. C., August 11, 1863. Brig. Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE, Morris Island, S. C.: GENERAL: Your letter of the 7th instant, complaining of newspaper publications of…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, August 8, 1863. Brig. Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE, Morris Island, S. C.: GENERAL: Your letter of the 4th instant is just received.* It is very…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., August 7, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEcK, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Sir: I inclose a slip from…
Off Morris Island Off Morris Island, August 6, 1863. General G. T. BEAUREGARD, Commanding Confederate Forces, Charleston, S. C.: Sir: Last night one of your steamers succeeded in running down…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Inthe Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 5, 1863. General G. T. BEAUREGARD, Commanding Confederate Forces, Charleston, S. C.: GENERAL: Your two letters of the…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., August 5, 1863. Admiral DAHLGREN, Comdg. S. A. B. Squadron, off Charleston, S. C.: ADMIRAL: In reference to the probability of…
Washington City, D. C. Washington City, D. C., August 5, 1863. Brig. Gen. J. W. RIPLEY, Chief of Ordnance, Washington, D. C.: Sir: The Secretary of War directs that you…
Off Morris Island Off Morris Island, August 4, 1863. Brig. Gen. Q. A. GitLMorE, U. S. Army, Commanding Department of the South: GENERAL: Yours of the 3d has been received.…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., August 3, 1863. Rear-Admiral DAHLGREN, Commanding South Atlantic Blockading Squadron: ADMIRAL: I am more and more convinced that we can practically…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES, August 2, 1863. No. 41. Morris Island, S. C., August 2, 1863. In accordance with instructions received from Colonel Turner, chief of artillery, the…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 2, 1863. Brig. Gen. A. H. TERRY, Commanding U. S. Forces, Morris Island, S. C.: GENERAL: A…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH ARMY CORPS, New Berne, N. C., July 29, 1863. Brig. Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE, Commanding Department of the South : GENERAL: Inclosed I send orders just received from…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, D. C., July 28, 1863. Brig. Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE, Commanding Department of the South: GENERAL: Your letters of the 21st instant are received,* and…
Off Morris Island Off Morris Island, July 22, 1863. Brig. Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE, U.S. Army, Sir: In reply to yours of the 22d, just received, I beg leave to…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., July 22, 1863. Rear-Admiral DAHLGREN, Commanding S. A. B. Squadron, off Morris Island: DrEaAR Sir: I am just in receipt of…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., July 22, 1863. General G. T. BEAUREGARD, Commanding Confederate Forces, Charleston, S. C.: GENERAL: It has been the…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 22, 1863. Brig. Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE, Commanding U. S. Forces, Morris Island, S. C.: GENERAL: Your letter of the 20th, in reply…
Folly Island, S. C. Folly Island, S. C., July 21, 1863. Maj. E. W. Smiru, Assistant Adjutant-General, Tenth Army Corps: Magor: I have just received the report of Captain [True]…
Off Morris Island Off Morris Island, July 21, 1863. Brig. Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE, U. 8S. Army, Sir: Iassure you it would give me much pleasure to furnish one of…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, July 21, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALueck, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the…