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Captain to U. S. Engineer Office, November 8, 1861
OFFICE OF CHIEF ENGINEER E. O., November 8, 1861. Hilton Head, S. 0., November 8, 1861. SrR: In obedience to your directions of this date to proceed on a reconnaissance…
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H. E. Youne to Thomas F. Drayton, November 24, 1861
QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE PROVISIONAL FORCES, THIRD MILITARY DISTRICT, DEPT. S. C., Camp Lee, November 24, 1861. About 4 o’clock on the morning of the 7th instant Capt. Joseph A. Huger arrived…
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Captain to Dunovant, November 13, 1861
HEADQUARTERS BEAUFORT VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY, November 13, 1861. November 13, 1861. Sig: Having been assigned to the command of Fort Beauregard by Colonel Dunovant, commanding the post, I beg leave to…
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R. G. M. Dunovant to H. E. Youne, November 16, 1861
HEADQUARTERS TWELFTH REGIMENT S. C. VOLS., Camp Lee, Pocotaligo, November 16, 1861. SIR: On the 26th of October last I assumed command of the forces Btationed on Bay Point Island,…
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T. W. Sherman, November 11, 1861
HEADQUARTERS EXPEDITIONARY CORPS, November 11, 1861. Hilton Head, S. 0., November 11, 1861. SrR: In addition to my report of the 8th instant, and after a more perfect examination into…
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Adjutant-General U. S. Army, November 8, 1861
HEADQUARTERS EXPEDITIONARY CORPS, Port Royul, S. O., November 8, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to report that the force under my command embarked at Annapolis, Md., on the 21st…
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S: Winfield Scott to Charles M. Teruston, October 20, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, D. C., October 20, 1861. Brig. Gen. C. M. TERUSTON, U. S. A., ; Cumberland, Md., via Grafton, Va.: Organize and dispatch a detachment of…
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Seth Williams to John G. Barnard, October 18, 1861
Washington Washington, October 18, 1861. Brig. Gen. J. G. BARNARD, Chief Engineer, Army of the Potomac : GENERAL: Major-General McClellan directs that yourself and General Barry proceed as soon as…
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John A. Dix, October 14, 1861
‘ HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Baltimore, Md., October 14, 1861. GENERAL: I send you the steamer Balloon, Captain Kirwin, which is placed at your disposal for the purpose of aiding…
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Geo. L. Hartsuff, October 11, 1861
GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF WESTERN VA., October 11, 1861. No. 1. Camp at Mountain Cove, Vaš, October 11, 1861. I. In accordance with General Orders, No. 80, from the…