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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 87 11 Browse Search
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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 28: (search)
he works around Savannah. dispositions taken with regard to different batteries; for the completion of the boom; for the protection of River obstructions; for negro labor upon works around Charleston. letter to Governor Pickens. letter to Colonel Chestnut. letter to the Hon. W. P. Miles. promise of Secretary of War to send guns to General Beauregard. his letter to General Cobb. instructions to Major Pope. War Department withdraws the order for guns. General Beauregard's letter to Generalities of transportation, they could get them here before we could ours. Respectfully, your obdt. servt., G. T. Beauregard, Genl. Comdg. 7. Two days after the foregoing letter was penned the following communication was sent to Colonel James Chestnut, Jr., at that time in command of the State Reserves of South Carolina: Headquarters, Dept. S. C., Ga., and Fla., Charleston, S. C., Nov. 10th, 1862. Colonel,—A few days ago I answered your telegram, informing you that I would be a
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 41: (search)
l Hood, could be of no import, was altogether futile, and might as well have been acquiescence. Mr. Davis never hesitated to reject the plans of any of the generals commanding in the field when, in his opinion, there was sufficient reason for so doing. He had gone farther, and, on former occasions, had openly prohibited the execution of many a proposed military movement. We refer to the plan of aggressive campaign prepared by General Beauregard and submitted to the President, through Colonel Chestnut, on the 14th of July, 1861; to the advance urged at the Fairfax Court-house conference, in October of the same year, by Generals J. E. Johnston, Beauregard, and G. W. Smith; to the plan of campaign suggested, instead of the invasion of Pennsylvania, in 1863; to the proposed concerted attack upon Butler's forces, near Bermuda Hundreds, in May, 1864, by the whole of General Beauregard's army, reinforced by 10,000 men from the Army of Northern Virginia. On those occasions the President's
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 42: (search)
f course, be used to support the troops to which they are nearest. The orders indicated in the accompanying memorandum will make a distribution approximating as nearly to these numbers as circumstances will permit. In carrying them out it will be necessary that you should send promptly the troops carried to Hardeeville by Brigadier-General Taliaferro to rejoin their respective brigades, and the detached companies or battalions of South Carolina reserves and militia to report to Brigadier-General Chestnut, at Grahamville; and the companies of the 3d South Carolina Cavalry, under Colonel Colcock, to unite with those now in front of Grahamville and near Coosawhatchie and Pocotaligo and Kirk's squadron, together with the section of horse artillery attached to the 3d South Carolina Cavalry. Endeavor to bring and keep together, as far as practicable, the troops of the same organization. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. R. Chisolm, A. D. C. While the foregoing comm
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 26 (search)
uns in position5 Total39 Charles S. Stringfellow, A. A. G. Troops in Fifth Subdistrict, South Carolina, December 12th, 1864. Brigadier-General James Chestnut's Command, Grahamville. Command.Commanding Officer.Effec've Total.Positions. 2d Regiment South Carolina MilitiaLieut.-Col. Duncan76Honey Hill. 3d Regimen372 — 24942114 — 73784 — 294 Reserves583 Militia737 Confederate Artillery294 Confederate Cavalry114 —— Grand total1728 Effective total of Brigadier-General Chestnut's Command1728 Effective total of Brigadier-General W. B. Taliaferro's Command3838 —— Grand total5566 Charles S. Stringfellow, A. A. G. R's brigade preceding, will proceed immediately to Charleston and relieve Major-General G. W. Smith's division. 3. Major-General Wright's division and Brigadier-General Chestnut's command (about 1500 men), consisting of South Carolina Reserves, and 2d, 3d, and 4th South Carolina Militia, to the Fourth Military Subdistrict