REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS, Hopkinsville, Ky., December 5, 1861. Leaving Hopkinsville November 24 with 300 men and their officers, : under orders from brigade headquarters, we went to Greenville, where we found…
APALAOHICOLA APALAOHICOLA, October 1, 1861. Hon. SECRETARY OF WAR, Richmond, Va. : SIR: The citizens of Apalachicola, under a deep sense of their present insecurity and anxiety for the safety…
ATLANTA, G. A. ATLANTA, G. A., September 26, 1861. Hon. J. P. BENJAMIN. Secretary of War: Thank you for the order for the 1,000 guns to General Lawton. Let me…
SAVANNAH SAVANNAH, September 25, 1861. Hon. J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of War : I can do nothing, for want of arms, unless I hold those now landing from steamer Bermuda.…
WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A., ENGINEER BUREAU, Richmond, Va., September 21, 1861. SrR: The project of auxiliary coast defense herewith, as submitted by Ool. A. J. Gonzales, though not thought…
Fort PULASKI Fort PULASKI, September 15, 1861. Capt. R. M. CUYLER, Chief of Ordnance, Military District of Savannah : CAPTAIN: I am in receipt of yours of the 14th. In…
Fernandina Fernandina, September 13, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKER Secretary of War, 0. S., Richmond: SIR: The whole population of Florida may well unite with me, as they do, in…
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…
SAVANNAH SAVANNAH, September 8, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKER: There is much alarm here about the coast. Stronger force and vigorous action absolutely necessary. Will you increase the force and…
WAR DEPARTMENT, O. C. S. A., 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…