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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 44: (search)
Generals Stevenson and Hampton report Sherman's four corps moving on this place, two of them pressing our troops back on south side to within about four miles of the river. Cheatham's corps has not yet arrived. We will hold the city as long as practicable with present available means. G. T. Beauregard. He had already had despatches sent to Generals Stewart and Cheatham, calling upon them to hasten their movements on Columbia; and to Major Roland Rhett, A. Q. M., and Captain J. D. Witherspoon, A. C. S., orders were given, on the 15th, to remove all quartermaster and subsistence stores, with the exception of fifty thousand rations, to some point on the Charlotte Railroad, in the direction of Chesterville. During the evening of the same day (15th) General Beauregard received a telegram from General Hardee, enclosing one from Mr. Davis, showing that, even at that late hour, he was still hesitating concerning the evacuation of Charleston. As will be seen, the President encoura
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 45: (search)
rence with provisions at Charlotte which had been ordered to Richmond by the Commissary-General, General Beauregard immediately forwarded this telegram: Ridgeway, S. C., Feb. 17th, 1865:9.30 P. M. General Breckinridge, Secy. of War, Richmond, Va.: Far from interfering with provisions at Charlotte Junction, I have done all I could to send everything forward from Columbia. See, in Appendix to preceding chapter, General Beauregard's orders to Major R. Rhett, A. Q. M., and to Captain Witherspoon, A. C. S., for removal of stores from Columbia. I advise removal of all supplies, except two hundred thousand rations, from Charlotte to a safer place farther north; no time should be lost. G. T. Beauregard. On the 18th he informed General McLaws, who had temporarily relieved General Hardee, that Columbia had been abandoned; that Hampton's cavalry was still near the city; that the future intentions of the enemy were not yet fully ascertained; but that all instructions given to Ge
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 26 (search)
Columbia. Jno. M. Otey, A. A. G. N. B.—Same was sent to Lieutenant-General A. W. Stewart. Headquarters, Military division of the West, Columbia, S. C., Feb. 15th, 1865. Major R. Rhett, A. Q. M.: General Beauregard wishes every effort made to remove all quartermaster stores from this place to some point on the Charlotte Railroad, beyond Chesterville. Jno. M. Otey, A. A. G. Headquarters, Military division of the West, Columbia, S. C., Feb. 15th, 1865. Capt. J. D. Witherspoon, A. C. S.: Captain,—General Beauregard directs that all the subsistence stores, except fifty thousand (50,000) rations, be sent from the city in the direction of Chesterville and Charlotte, N. C. Jno. M. Otey, A. A. G. Telegram. Charleston, S. C., Feb. 16th, 1865. Genl. Beauregard: Your telegram from Columbia received. On receipt of your despatch yesterday from Florence preparations been again pushed forward. The movement will begin to-day, and be carried out