Letter
T. W. Sherman, February 17, 1862
HEADQUARTERS EXPEDITIONARY CORPS,
Port Royal, S. C., February 17, 1862.
SIR:
A rebel steamer, the Ida, ran by our battery on the Savannah River on the 14th instant for Fort Pulaski. The guns had not been worked nor the ranges obtained. On the next day she attempted to return, and four of Tatnall’s gunboats came down from Savannah to cover her. They were all sent back to their places of departure, and one of them seriously crippled. I inclose herewith the copy of General Viele’s report on the subject.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
T. W. SHERMAN,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
The ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY,
Washington, D…
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
The ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY,
Washington, D…
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Port Royal, S. C.. Summary: Brigadier General T. W. Sherman reports a Confederate steamer's failed attempt to run Union batteries on the Savannah River and the successful repulsion of accompanying rebel gunboats near Fort Pulaski in February 1862.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 6
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