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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 20. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.7 (search)
, in company with Senator James Chestnut and Captain Stephen D. Lee, afterwards lieutenant-general, to deliver to Major Robert Anderson, in command of the United forces in Fort Sumter, your final note for the demand of the surrender of that work, and the specific authority for us to notify Major Anderson that your guns would not open on him if he would agree not to fire on our batteries as on a previous visit to Fort Sumter under a flag of truce. He had stated to us that he was about starved oyor, who was on a visit to Charleston, accompanied us. After being detained in the guardroom of the fort, we notified Major Anderson that we could not wait any longer for his reply. He then came from the consultation with his officers to the guard-rgard's instructions, which were that his batteries would open on Fort Sumter in an hour. Captain James the man. Major Anderson said to us: Gentlemen, I will await your fire. With Captain Foster he accompanied us to the outside of the sallyport
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 20. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.9 (search)
you will do me the kindness to favor me with a reply. You will remember Mahone's brigade, of Anderson's division, was quartered near Madison Run Station. We broke camp on the morning, I think, of into good form and ready to move. These were Mahone's, Wofford's, and I believe the other was Anderson's. The movement soon began, at a given signal, our right swinging swiftly around, driving everynot until Longstreet was wounded and Jenkins killed, as set forth in the other accounts. General Anderson at once assumed the command of Longstreet's forces, but the wounding of the latter general et and others severely. So much time elapsed after the wounding of Longstreet and before General Anderson assumed command, the enemy had time to re-form their ranks, and we being largely outnumber of my life. The woods were on fire, and the cries of the wounded made the night hideous. General Anderson being assigned to the command of Longstreet's corps, General Mahone was placed in command o