Washington Washington, November 24, 1860. Maj. ROBERT ANDERSON, First Regiment “Artillery Ys U. Be Ans Commanding Fort Moultrie, Charleston, 8. C.: Masor: The Secretary of War desires that you will…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, New York, January 5, 1861. Maj. ROBERT ANDERSON, First Artillery, Commanding Fort Sumter : Sir: In accordance with the mstructions of the General-in-Chief, I yesterday chartered…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, January 7, 1861. COMMANDING OFFICER, DeTAcHMENT U.S. Bee On board steamship Star of the West, ~ : Supposed to be near Charleston, yee Sir: This…
WAR DEPARTMENT WAR DEPARTMENT, January 16, 1861. Maj. ROBERT ANDERSON, First Artillery, Commanding Fort Sumter: Sir: Your dispatch No. 17, covering your correspondence with the governor of South Carolina, has…
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF WAR, Charleston, January 21, 1861. . Sm. In offering to permit you to purchase in this city, through the instrumentality of an officer of the State,…
Wak DEPARTMENT Wak DEPARTMENT, February 23, 1861. Maj. RoBERT ANDERSON, First Artillery, Commanding Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, 8. C.: Sir: It is proper I should state distinctly that you hold…
HEADQUARTERS PROVISIONAL ARMY CONFEDERATE STATES, March 29, 1861. Charleston, S. 0., March 29, 1861. Maj. ROBERT ANDERSON, U.S. Army, Commanding at Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, 8. 0.: DEAR MAJsor: Your…
Fort SuMTER Fort SuMTER, April 3, 1861. Maj. RoBERT ANDERSON, First Artillery, U. S. Army, Commanding Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor : MAJor: In obedience to your directions, we visited Cummings…
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C., April 4, 1861. Major ROBERT ANDERSON, U. 8S. Army: Siem: Your letter of the 1st instant occasions some anxiety to the President. On the…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, D. C., April 4, 1861. Sir: This letter will be handed to you by Capt. G. V. Fox, ex-officer of the Navy, and a gentleman…
3.] HEADQUARTERS PROVISIONAL ARMY, C. 5S. A., Charleston, S. C., April 11, 1861. Masor: In consequence of the verbal observation made by you to my aides, Messrs. Chesnut and Lee,…
HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, April 12, 1861. DEAR GENERAL: The display at Light-house Inlet, perhaps, is a feint, and if so, they intend to re-enforce, as you say, through…
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, April 20, 1861. Maj. ROBERT ANDERSON, Late Commanding at Fort Sumter. My Dear Sir: I am directed by the President of the United States to communicate to…
August 15, 1861. No. 57. Washington, August 15, 1861. I. The States of Kentucky* and Tennessee will in future constitute a separate military command, to be known as the Department…
HEADQUARTERS EXCELSIOR BRIGADE, September 30, 1861. “Good Hope, September 30, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of the Potomac: GENERAL: I have the honor to report my return to camp last night.…