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Letters about 1861

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John B. Grayson to Requisition for ordnance and ordnance stores required to be filled at the, September 10, 1861

From John B. Grayson
To Requisition for ordnance and ordnance stores required to be filled at the
September 10, 1861

WAR DEPARTMENT, ©. S. A., Richmond, September 10, 1861. His Excellency FRANCIS W. PICKENS, Governor of South Carolina: SIR: It affords me very great pleasure to acknowledge your very interesting…

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L. P. Walker to There is much alarm here about the coast. Stronger force and vigorous action absolutely necessary. Will you increase the force and quicken, September 6, 1861

From L. P. Walker
To There is much alarm here about the coast. Stronger force and vigorous action absolutely necessary. Will you increase the force and quicken
September 6, 1861

Richmond, September 6, 1861. Brigadier-General RIPLEY, Commanding Charleston, 8. O. : SIR: A copy of your letter of September 1 to Adjutant-General Oooper has been submitted to this Department. In…

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Trapier, $50,000; ordnance officer, Captain Childs, $25,000; quartermaster, Captain Lee, $100,000; total, $175,000 to It would also be bad policy to take too many men from the vicinity of, September 1, 1861

From Trapier, $50,000; ordnance officer, Captain Childs, $25,000; quartermaster, Captain Lee, $100,000; total, $175,000
To It would also be bad policy to take too many men from the vicinity of
September 1, 1861

Charleston, September 1, 1861. GENERAL: I have the honor to request that authority may be given me to provide the force necessary for the defense of the batteries now being…

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