Washington, August 11, 1861. Brig. Gen. THomAS W. SHERMAN: SIR: You will proceed to the capitals of the States of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, and confer…
HEADQUARTERS CHIEF ENGINEER’S OFFICE, Hilton Head, S. C., December 1, 1861. Brig. Gen. THomas W. SHERMAN, Commanding Expeditionary Corps, Hilton Head, S. C.: SIR: Agreeably to your orders, I proceeded…
January 4, 1861. GENERAL: I avail myself of your suggestion to-day relative to the action of the 1st merely to report that a detachment of my regiment, under Maj. G.…
November 14, 1861. No. 99. ! Washington, November 14, 1861. The Major-General Commanding announces to the Army with sincere pleasure, 1st, the brilliant reduction of the forts in Port Royal…
HEADQUARTERS EXPEDITIONARY CORPS, December 30, 1861. Port Royal, S. 0., December 30, 1861. GENERAL: Agreeably to the conversation already had with you, it is designed to cross a force over…
HEADQUARTERS, CO0SAWHATCHIE, S. O., December 20, 1861. December 20, 1861. Sır: It has been reported to me by General Ripley that the enemy brought his stone fleet to the entrance…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF PORT ROYAL, December 18, 1861. Beaufort, S. 0., December 18, 1861. Siz: In pursuance of my directions Lieutenant Porter, Eighth Michigan Regiment, took a party last evening…
Camp Evans, S. O., December 23, 1861. DEAR SIR : I beg leave to report in as concise form as possible the Omar. XV.) EVACUATION OF ROCKVILLE. 41 circumstances interesting…
Camp Evans, December 22, 1861. CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit the following statement of facts and reasons which governed me in the removal of this command from its…
December 9, 1861. Pocotaligo, S. 0., December 9, 1861. GENERAL: At 9 p. m., Sth instant, [received a telegram from you, authorizing me to proceed to Port Royal Island to…