Order
Quincy A. Gillmore to E. D. W. Smith, August 14, 1863
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DEPT. OF THE SOUTH,
August 14, 1863.
No. 477. Morris Island, S. C., August 14, 1863.
I. Folly Island will be divided for the present into two commands. Brigadier-General Vodges will occupy the northern half with his command, consisting of all the troops on the island excepting those belonging to Brigadier-General Gordon’s division.
Brigadier-General Gordon will occupy the south end of the island with his division.
The detachments in charge of the batteries at the lower end of Folly Island will not for the present be relieved, but will remain and be attached to General Gordon’s command until further orders.
By order of Brig. Gen. Q. A. Gillmore:
E. D. W. SMITH,
Major, Assistant Adjutant-General.
Morris IsLanp, August 16, 1863—6.30 p. m.
Admiral DAHLGREN :
Major, Assistant Adjutant-General.
Morris IsLanp, August 16, 1863—6.30 p. m.
Admiral DAHLGREN :
I shall open on Sumter at daylight. Can you commence on Wagner as early as that ?
GILLMORE,
General.
Orr Morris ISLAND, August 16, 1863—9.20 p. m.
GILLMORE,
General.
Orr Morris ISLAND, August 16, 1863—9.20 p. m.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida, Pt. 1. Summary: Brigadier General Q. A. Gillmore issues orders dividing Folly Island into two commands and coordinates artillery attacks on Fort Sumter and Fort Wagner during the 1863 South Carolina campaign.
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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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