Letter
Q. A. Gillmoreh to P.G.T. Beauregard, July 22, 1863
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 source of great mortification to me to be informed that, through some misapprehension yesterday, a flag of truce was apparently not treated with that respect to which its sacred character entitles it.
After a careful examination into the matter, I am able to assure the commander of the Confederate forces about Charleston, though I scarcely deem such an assurance necessary, that the irregularity was purely the result of misconception, and will be scrupulously guarded against hereafter.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Q. A. GILLMOREH,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida, Pt. 1. Location: In the Field, Morris Island, S. C.. Summary: Brigadier General Q. A. Gillmoreh apologizes to General G. T. Beauregard for a misunderstanding involving disrespect toward a flag of truce near Charleston in 1863 and assures it will not recur.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 28, Part 1
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