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Josiah Gorgas to James A. Seddon, October 13, 1864
Richmond, Va. Richmond, Va., October 13, 1864. Hon. JAMES A. SEDDON, Secretary of War: Str: I have the honor to present the following general view of the operations of my…
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Letters about Military Correspondence
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Braxton Bragg to John C. Breckinridge, October 11, 1864
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES, October 11, 1864. October 11, 1864. Respectfully returned to the Honorable Secretary of War. It appears to me that the Quartermaster-General has strangely misapprehended…
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Braxton Bragg to His Excellency the PRESIDENT, October 18, 1864
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES, Richmond, October 18, 1864. His Excellency the PRESIDENT: Mr. PRESIDENT: Your attention is respectfully asked to the inclosed copy of a letter from the…
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Edwin M. Stanton to Respectfully returned to the President, November 5, 1864
QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Richmond, November 5, 1864. Respectfully returned to the Secretary of War in accordance with ne suggestion, with the following draught of the proposed general order: 1. When free…
Order
Jno. Withers, October 6, 1864
SPECIAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, October 6, 1864. No. 237. Richmond, October 6, 1864. * * * * * * * III. Col. Thomas 8S. Rhett, Provisional Army,…
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S. Cooper, October 5, 1864
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, October 5, 1864. No. 76. Richmond, October 5, 1864. I. All details heretofore granted under authority of the War Department to persons between…
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William L. Brandon to Samuel Cooper, October 2, 1864
ENTERPRISE ENTERPRISE, October 2, 1864. (Received 4th.) General S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General: The following communication has been received from Governor Clark: The State of Mississippi has to defend…
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Unknown to J. A. Seddon, September 30, 1864
CHARLESTON CHARLESTON, September 30, 1864. About 260 prisoners, foreigners, at Florence have volunteered for our service. In consultation with General Beauregard I recommend and ask that Maj. Henry Bryan, assistant…
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Unknown to James A. Seddon, September 29, 1864
Avuausta Avuausta, September 29, 1864. Hon. JAMES A. SEDDON, Secretary of War: Sir: The idea may or may not have been presented to you of employing negroes in the Army…
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Unknown to J. B. Ferguson, September 23, 1864
Richmond Richmond, September 23, 1864. Maj. J. B. FERGUSON, , Quartermaster, Manchester, England: Str: I have just written to Mr. Thomas Sharp fully upon the subject of machinery for the…