Letter
Quincy A. Gillmore to Henry W. Halleck, July 15, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH,
July 15, 1863.
Morris Island, 8S. C., July 15, 1863.
Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.:
Sir: I have addressed two communications to the Adjutant-General, on which I desire immediate action, viz:
ter, as my chief quartermaster, temporarily relieving LieutenantColonel Elwell.
Second. To have the 300-pounder Parrott now somewhere in New York Harbor (I think at Fort Richmond) sent here, with 800 rounds of ammunition for breaching.
Very respectfully,
Q. A. GILLMORE,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
GENERAL ORDERS, Hpgrs. DEPT. OF THE SOUTH,
No. 61 } Hilton Head, Port Royal, S. C., July 13, 1863.
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
GENERAL ORDERS, Hpgrs. DEPT. OF THE SOUTH,
No. 61 } Hilton Head, Port Royal, S. C., July 13, 1863.
in the Department of the South, is hereby announced as medical
director, and will relieve Surg. C. H. Crane, U. 8. Army, from that
duty. Surg. C. H. Crane, on being relieved, will proceed to New
York and report as directed in Special Orders, No. 199, current series,
director, and will relieve Surg. C. H. Crane, U. 8. Army, from that
duty. Surg. C. H. Crane, on being relieved, will proceed to New
York and report as directed in Special Orders, No. 199, current series,
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 requests immediate reassignment of his chief quartermaster and the transfer of a 300-pounder Parrott rifle with ammunition to Morris Island for siege operations.
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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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