Letter
Quincy A. Gillmore to Dahlgren, August 5, 1863
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 our being able to cut off or seriously interfere with the enemy’s supplies of men and provisions on this island, I would say that a calcium light has been ordered from New York, and ought to reach here in the Fulton in about eight daysfrom thistime. With it I expect to be able to illuminate Cumming’s Point, so that my batteries and your boats can see it distinctly and be themselves in deep darkness. I hope and believe that we can effect satisfactory results with it.
I inclose a letter from Assistant Surgeon Luck, U. 8. Navy, which I supposed had been sent some days ago.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Q. A. GILLMORE,
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: Morris Island, S. C.. Summary: Brigadier-General Q. A. Gillmore informs Admiral Dahlgren of the imminent arrival of a calcium light intended to illuminate enemy positions on Cumming's Point for coordinated Union attacks during the Charleston siege.
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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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