Letter
Unknown, November 12, 1861
HDQRS. NINTH [ELEVENTH] REGIMENT S. C. VOLS.,
amp Lee, November 12, 1861.
SIR:
The following is
respectfully submitted as a report of the part
taken in the defense of Fort Walker on the 7th instant by detachments
from Companies F and H, of this regiment, under my command:
There were six guns under my charge—one 32-pounder on the right
flank of the fort, two in the right bastion of the fort, one a 32-pounder
from Companies F and H, of this regiment, under my command:
There were six guns under my charge—one 32-pounder on the right
flank of the fort, two in the right bastion of the fort, one a 32-pounder
and the other a 24-pounder. The remaining three were in the redan,
two 24-pounders and one 32-pounder howitzer. Lieuts. F. B. Appleby
and T. E. Raysor, of Company H, were in charge of the guns in bastion
and redan, and acted with coolness and bravery. But two of the guns
two 24-pounders and one 32-pounder howitzer. Lieuts. F. B. Appleby
and T. E. Raysor, of Company H, were in charge of the guns in bastion
and redan, and acted with coolness and bravery. But two of the guns
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: amp Lee. Summary: A Confederate officer reports on the defense of Fort Walker on November 7, 1861, detailing artillery positions and praising the bravery of lieutenants in charge.
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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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