Letter
R..s. Ripe to W. F. Nancr, July 10, 1863
SUMTER
SUMTER, July 10, 1863.
Capt. W. F. Nancr, for General JoRDAN: Our troops have been drawn back to Battery Wagner. Cumming’s Point Battery has opened on the pursuers. Fort Sumter just opening. Monitors are shelling Battery Wagner. I do not think it well to send more troops to Morris Island immediately, as there are enough there to crowd the works we hold. Has General Hagood arrived? Should any guns arrive, they had best be put in position first—White Point Battery.
R..S. RIPE,
Brigadier-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida, Pt. 1. Location: SUMTER. Summary: Brigadier-General R.S. Ripe reports troop movements and artillery actions around Fort Sumter and Battery Wagner, advises against immediate reinforcements to Morris Island, and inquires about General Hagood's arrival.
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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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