Unknown to Edwin M. Stanton, September 26, 1861
Hon. J. P. BENJAMIN. Secretary of War:
Thank you for the order for the 1,000 guns to General Lawton. Let me beg of you to order Colonel Stovall’s battalion back from Lynchburg and let me fill it up to regiment for the coast.
Richmond, September 26, 1861. Gov. JOSEPH E. BROWN, Atlanta, Ga. :
Your dispatch received. I cannot order back to Georgia any armed troops, for reasons which I will explain by letter. Instead of sending you a thousand men, I have ordered 1,000 of the rifles at Savannah, . with the proper quantity of ammunition, to be turned over to General Lawton for arming that number of your men, as I understand you have plenty of men.
J. P. BENJAMIN, Acting Secretary of War.
Richmond, September 27, 1861. Gov. JOSEPH E. BROWN, Atlanta, Ga.:
The thousand rifles were ordered to be given you instead of sending back the battalion from Lynchburg. Grave reasons of policy forbid sending back any troops from Virginia.
J. P. BENJAMIN, Acting Secretary of War.
Richmond, September 30, 1861. E. P. LAWTON,
Assistant Adjutant-General, Savannah : One thousand small-arms and one rifled 12-pounder were assigned by order issued to the proper ordnance officer for the service of Georgia. J. P. BENJAMIN, Acting Secretary of War.
Abstract from report of the Provisional Forces, Department of South Carolina, Brig. Gen. .. K. R. S. Ripley, commanding, for September, 1861.
Present for 43 “8 duty. B ; 3 43 & 8E Stations. 2 22 é $m @ E čo 5b ° E 4 d Sullivan’s Island (Colonel Orr)……-.-.——.—— ++ –0- 22 eee eee 69 1,244] 1,521 1, 603 Stono forts (Colonel Hagood) .-……-…-.-20 eiers ce eee eee cee e ee 54 904 1,115 1, 274 North and South Edisto (Colonel Dunovant)……………………. 15 293 367 882 Near Georgetown (Colonel Manigault)……………………… ASTA 26 397 538 567 Near Aiken (Colonel Jones)………. Sx. 38 629 739 898 Field’s Point…………. : 4 78 106 112 Port Royal Harbor. …… AE 4 185 227 289 PROT EBV OTOL a ODE DES CEST IDEA E na Pam ete eine 9 195 224 256 Sam’s Point……………. Teucris disi es m n Re E S NE eee 329088 6 56 69 76 IBraddock M Point 2:64.. 00: kes Sega ee aad tech nae 03e AU 4 53 57 69 Camp Lookout… .. …———- 22-2 20+ rmm 3 48 75 96 Near Columbia (cavalry)………- obe 1 162 173 194 Lightwood Knot Spring (cavalry) 8; 52 62 64 Charleston Arsenal (artillery)…………….. zs 3 45 68 69 12th 13th and 15th Regiments S. C. Volunteers* …………………].–. ee ]– ree] 2, 372 GOL eco toca a A a M eui 249 4,836 5,341 8,271 * Stations not given.
Abstract from monthly return of the Military District of Savannah, Ga., commanded by
Present for 5 2 duty. = a Artillery. $ Leu ecu AMET & ml $ Stations. $ $2 É – . gia him b 3 8 a 4 4 Hi Little Cumberland Island……………………….-.- 3 48 71 Lec mut PCY AERA eee saei e 3 54 57 59 EEA Sapello Island…….–….-.—+—–.00+—000—2— +} 6 177 00 208 DESI Great WAISRW.-. 2:0 es eeu eee eire eSI IaR SS S eee 3 70 75 79 (on ea Tle ot Hops ana um a E eee 2 42 44 60, [ 22-2 [ ort KD BM mcd ey so iene seme iets scien 10 204 250 273 Bry eee Thunderbolt battery ..-…….———–+————— 4 94 110 115 cS eecae (Genesis Points— 2-6 east sane: RE 2 56 72 76 4i cese Oglethorpe Barracks! 2.222.002 0022: P. M ES eee as 4 49 79 SO) 6 Port Soreveli– see > cto 7e. a d eaten eiiis n penus teens 6 159 170 181 Gi ESOS Saint Catharine’s Island. –……-….-..–..—……-. 2 72 91 iA BAAT Camp Lawton, Savannah………..-..–.——-+——- 16 242 273 305) . —-2 ]—— Brünswick,.(18…–..-..- sain ce ctia enorme es ee 32 477 578 2 5 Tybee Islands Se seeen aaa a a E ee alae slam 40 973 1,056 2 1: zl. South end Big Cumberland Island …………………. 2 53 65 Aasaa Blackbird Island ——————.——— E 3 90 105 112 HEr Grand total-.-..-.–.–…–. e ec eaea E 138 2,738 3,186 3,427 82