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George W. Randolph to Gideon J. Pillow, March 26, 1862
WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A., Richmond, Va., March 26, 1862. Brig. Gen. G. J. PILLOW, Exchange Hotel, Richmond, Va.: SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your…
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Unknown to Joseph E. Johnston, February 16, 1862
CUMBERLAND CITY, TENN. CUMBERLAND CITY, TENN., February 16, 1862. General JOHNSTON : This morning at 2 o’clock, not feeling willing myself to surrender, I turned over the command to General…
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pi. H. P. Brewster to GIDEON J. PILLOW, Chattanooga, Tenn.: GENERAL: Under date of March 11 the Secretary of War says, March 16, 1862
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT, Decatur, Ala., March 16, 1862. Brig. Gen. GIDEON J. PILLOW, Chattanooga, Tenn.: GENERAL: Under date of March 11 the Secretary of War says: The reports of -Generals…
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Levi Sugars to Llgqlldollllllllldll, March 13, 1862
OFFICE OF DIVISION COMMISSARY, Decatur, Ala., March 13, 1862. I was present at the council of officers held at Brig. Gen. Gideon J. Pillow’s headquarters, in the town of Dover,…
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Floyd. Ihave sent a flag to General Grant, March 14, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD DIVISION, Decatur, Ala., March 14, 1862. The position we occupied was invested on February 11 by a fois which we estimated to be about 20,000 strong. This force…
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John B. Floyd to Joseph E. Johnston, February 19, 1862
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. CLARKSVILLE, TENN., February 19, 1862. General JOHNSTON: 4 Sir: There is but little known satisfactorily of the enemy or their movements; up to 10 o’elock last night all…
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Judah P. Benjamin to A. Sidney Johnston, March 11, 1862
WAR DEPARTMENT, O. S A., Richmond, March 11, 1862. General A. SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Decatur, Ala. : Sig: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your dispatches through Major Liddell.…
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Albert S. Johnston to A. Sidney Johnston, February 16, 1862
Fort DONELSON, TENN. Fort DONELSON, TENN., February 16, 1862. General A. SIDNEY JOHNSTON: Last evening there arrived in the river near Fort Donelson eleven transports, laden with troops. Weare completely…
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Unknown to Judah P. Benjamin, March 11, 1862
Richmond, V. A. Richmond, V. A., March 11, 1862. Hon. J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of War, Richmond, Va.: SIR: The reports of Brigadier Generals Floyd and Pillow of the defense…
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James M. Shackelford to Charles Cruft, February 18, 1862
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FIFTH KENTUCKY REGIMENT, Camp Cloak, near Fort Henry, February 18, 1862. Sir: Below I give you a list of the killed, wounded, and missing in the Twenty-fifth Regiment Kentucky…