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Unknown, September 7, 1861
San Francisco San Francisco, September 7, 1861. COLONEL: Since my letter to you of the 30th ultimo the Union party has triumphed in the election, which makes things much safer…
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Letters about 1861
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S. Williams to ORDERS, y HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, December 16, 1861
[ CIRCULAR.] HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, Washington, December 16, 1861. The Major-Genéral Commanding directs that hereafter all deserters, prisoners, spies, “”contrabands,” and all other persons whatever coming or brought…
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George B. McClellan to GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the United States Navy, August 12, 1861
August 12, 1861. ‘ 3 Washington, August 12, 1861. SIR: Ihave to-day received additional information which convinces me that it is more than probable that the enemy will, within a…
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Unknown, November 19, 1861
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF KANAWHA, Camp Piney, November 19, 1861. SIR: In execution of a general plan, of which you were fully advised in my last dispatch, I succeeded [ November…
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Unknown to John C. Frémont, November 11, 1861
: – : HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ES s Washington, D. C., November 11, 1861. GENERAL: In Belen you to the command of the Department of the Missouri, it is…
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Unknown, August 14, 1861
GENERAL ORDERS, BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS, August 14, 1861. No. 2: Knoxville, Tenn., August 14, 1861. I am authorized to receive into the service of the Provisional Army of the Confederate States…
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; W. H. Brown to 388 OPERATIONS IN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE. (Omar. XIT. me, August 13, 1861
Jackson, August 13, 1861. SIR: In answer to your dispatch of 12th instant, the State has three artillery companies, armed and equipped, which can be placed in service at short…
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: L. P. Walker to L. P. Walker: |, August 8, 1861
August 8, 1861. a: Richmond, August 8, 1861… Maj. Gen. LEONIDAS POLK, Hdqrs. Dept No. 2, Memphis: SIR: Your letter of July 28,* by the hands of Colonel Little, has…
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2 F. K. Zollicoffer to Samuel Cooper, August 6, 1861
Knoxville, August 6, 1861. Adjt. Gen. S. COOPER, Richmond, Va. : Sir: Thomas A. R. Nelson, with.an escort of three men, supposed to be on his way to take his…
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B. MAGOFFIN. â to Retain at Bristol under your orders such of tlie Tennessee regiments E, July 31, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, €. S. A., Richmond, July 31, 1861. General WILLIAM T. WITHERS, Camp Boone, near Clarksville, Tenn. : SIR: In reply to yours of the 24th instant, relative to…