RALEIGH, April 26, 1861 L. P. WALKER: I have sent Colonel Holmes to take command of coast defenses, with full instructions. I regard the Cape Fear as perfectly secure. He can judge of that, however. JOHN W. ELLIS.
U. S. FRIGATE SABINE, Off Pensacola, April 26, 1861. ORDER: Colonel Brown thinks it probable that an attempt may be made by General Bragg to land forces on Santa Rosa Island with a view of making approaches by land against Fort Pickens, in which case he asks the co-operation of the squadron to prevent it. [...]
MONTGOMERY, April 25, 1861. Gov. J. W. ELLIS, Raleigh, N. C.: Major Whiting writes from Wilmington that he needs one thousand muskets and accouterments and one hundred rounds ammunition from Fayetteville Arsenal. L. P. WALKER. __________ MONTGOMERY, April 25, 1861. Gov. J. W. ELLIS, Raleigh, N. C. I shall have to supply with arms three [...]
U. S. TROOP-SHIP ATLANTIC, Havana, April 25, 1861. Brig. Gen. J. G. TOTTEN, Chief of Engineers, Washington: GENERAL: In obedience to orders from the President of the United States, I accompanied as engineer the expedition of Colonel Brown, fitted out in New York, and sailing under secret and confidential orders to attempt to re-enforce Fort [...]
RALEIGH, April 24, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKER You shall have from one to ten thousand volunteers in a few days, with arms, and I wish them to go as State troops. Many of our men will enlist in Confederate Army. Will have a regiment ready in four days. Funds will be required for transportation, [...]
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA, Fort Pickens, Fla., April 23, 1861. Bvt. Maj. W. H. FRENCH, Commanding Key West, Fla.: SIR: I am directed by the colonel commanding to say that at his request Captain Adams, commanding the naval forces at this place, has ordered the steamship Crusader to be stationed off your fort in such [...]
HEADQUARTERS TROOPS NORTH CAROLINA ARSENAL, Fayetteville, N. C., April 23, 1861. COLONEL: I have to report that this arsenal was surrendered to the State of North Carolina yesterday, on demand of the governor of the State, which demand was sustained by a force of one thousand and fifty rank and file of State troops, well [...]
WILMINGTON, N. C., April 22, 1861. Brigadier-General REAUREGARD ………………..Commanding Provisional Army, Charleston, S. C. MY DEAR GENERAL: I find myself installed here in command of the defenses of Cape Fear; to be sure, by commission from the governor, but in a babel of confusion, to which Morris Island and Charleston Harbor were child’s play. Without [...]
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA, Fort Pickens, April 22, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. KEYES, …..Secretary to the General-in-Chief, Washington, D.C.: COLONEL: I wrote you on the 19th, detailing my proceedings to that time. Having sent my dispatches by a sailing vessel, I herewith inclose duplicates. Since my last the weather has been generally favorable, and [...]
MONTGOMERY, April 22, 1861. Gov. J. W. ELLIS, Raleigh, N. C. SIR : Your patriotic response to the requisition of the President of the United States for troops to coerce the Confederate States justifies the belief that your people are prepared to unite with us in repelling the common enemy of the South. Virginia needs [...]
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA, April 20, 1861. Col. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General: COLONEL: I inclose you a report of Lieutenant Slemmer in relation to an attempt of the seceders to bribe and seduce the garrison from their duty. That the attempt was made is fully proved by the fact that the money paid to Private McGarr [...]
HDQRS. TROOPS CONFEDERATE STATES, Near Pensacola, Fla., April 20, 1861. GENERAL ORDERS NO. 24. I. All intercourse hereafter with Santa Rosa Island, Fort Pickens, or the United States fleet, is strictly prohibited. II. Martial law is declared to exist and will be rigidly enforced on all territory within five miles of the lines of this [...]
HEADQUARTERS TROOPS STATIONED AT KEY WEST, Fort Taylor, April 20, 1861. Maj. L G. ARNOLD, Commanding Fort Jefferson, Tortugas : MAJOR: In order to further the views contained in your letter of the 1st instant, received to-day, I have been with Lieutenant Morton, Engineer Corps, to the town of Key West, for the purpose of [...]
U. S. TROOP-SHIP ATLANTIC, Off Santa Rosa, April 20, 1861. Col. H. BROWN, Commanding Department of Florida : DEAR COLONEL: If my estimate is correct you have now about 690 men inside Fort Pickens. The Illinois is here with two companies, say 168. The Saint Louis has gone to order up two companies of infantry [...]
NEW YORK, April 19, 1861. COLONEL: I have the honor to send herewith dispatches Nos. 99 and 100, written at but not mailed in Fort Sumter, and to state that I shall, at as early a date as possible, forward a detailed report of the operations in the harbor of Charleston, S.C., in which my [...]
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA, Fort Pickens, April 19, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. KEYES, Secretary to the General-in-Chief Washington, D. C.: COLONEL: I respectfully report for the consideration, and I hope for the approval, of the General-in-Chief the reasons inducing me to urge on Captain Meigs and Lieutenant Porter a delay in forcing an entrance [...]
STEAMER BALTIC, New York, April 19, 1861. SIR: I sailed from New York in this vessel Tuesday morning, the 10th instant, having dispatched one steam-tug, the Uncle Ben, the evening previous to rendezvous off Charleston. The Yankee, another chartered tug, followed us to the Hook, and I left instructions to send on the Freeborn. We [...]
ENGINEER DEPARTMENT, Washington, April 19, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War: SIR: I inclose the copy of a letter from Captain Hunt, dated Key West, April 11, which you may think advisable to lay before the Secretary of the Navy. I may be permitted to add that the danger is a real one that [...]
MONTGOMERY, April 19, 1861. General BRAGG, Pensacola: Events are such as to excite belief that demonstrations may be made upon you at an early day. I would, therefore, advise increased vigilance in preventing possible communication with the fleet or Fort Pickens. Martial law should be rigidly enforced. Everything is being done to send you guns [...]
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA, Fort Pickens, April 18, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. KEYES, Secretary to the General-in-Chief, Washington, D.C.: COLONEL: We arrived off this place on the evening of the 17th instant, having encountered a heavy norther on the passage from Tortugas. I immediately sought and obtained an interview with Captain Adams, commanding the [...]
PENSACOLA, April 17, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKER: Large steamer with troops joined the fleet last night. Send me instructed officers of Artillery for my batteries. BRAXTON BRAGG. —– PENSACOLA, April 17, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKER: Another naval steamer arrived to-day. Col. Harvey Brown and several hundred men landed. Colonel B. informs me he [...]
HEADQUARTERS PROVISIONAL ARMY, C. S. A., Charleston, S.C., April 17, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to transmit by Col. R. A. Pryor, one of my aides (who like the others was quite indefatigable and fearless in conveying my orders, in an open boat, from these headquarters to the batteries during the bombardment), a general [...]
HEADQUARTERS SURGEON-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT, Charleston, April 16, 1861. SIR: From the returns received from the various posts I have the unexampled and happy privilege of stating that no serious casualty has occurred during the vigorous action of thirty-three hours in reducing Fort Sumter. Four trifling contusions are reported at Fort Moultrie, but none at other posts, [...]
FLA., April 16, 1861. To the ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Department of the East: SIR: I have the honor to report that on the 14th instant it was reported to me that a small boat had landed at the wharf with a flag of truce, and that the bearer solicited an interview with the commanding officer of [...]
HEADQUARTERS PROVISIONAL ARMY, C. S. A., Charleston, S.C., April 16, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following summary statement of the circumstances of the surrender of Fort Sumter: — On the refusal of Major Anderson to engage, in compliance with my demand, to designate the time when he would evacuate Fort Sumter, [...]