Letter

Quincy A. Gillmore to Henry W. Halleck, August 31, 1863

Author

Quincy A. Gillmore

Recipient

Henry W. Halleck

Date

August 31, 1863

Type

Letter

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH,

In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 31, 1863.

Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL : I have the honor to inform you that by Paragraph III, Special Orders, No. 324, headquarters of the Army, Adjutant-Gen-

*See Gillmore to Halleck, August 7, p. 39.

eral’s Office, July 21, 1863, I am instructed to direct the detachment of Company C, First U. S. Artillery, serving in this department, to join their company at Fort Macon, N. C. The detachment on duty here comprises nearly the whole comany, an officer and a few men only being at Fort Macon. The men have been for a long time on duty with the ordnance department, and their services there are literally indispensable at this time.

As it is necessary that their officers’ and company papers should be with them in order that the men may receive their pay, I respectfully request that permission be granted me to retain the detachment, and that the remainder of the company be ordered here.

I have the honor to be, general, very respectfully, your obedient

servant,

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: Q. A. Gillmore requests permission from H. W. Halleck to retain Company C of the First U.S. Artillery on Morris Island due to their indispensable ordnance duties, proposing to transfer the remainder to his location.

Topics

1863 Civil War Field Reports Military Correspondence Military Operations

Sources

The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 28, Part 1 View original source ↗