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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 35: (search)
ll the preliminaries settled. In the next forenoon Colonel Samuel Melton, of the Adjutant and Inspector-General's Department calls the preceding letter, may have been borne by Colonel Samuel Melton, though General Beauregard has no recollection of y trustworthy evidence bearing upon the subject. What Colonel Melton is alleged to have verbally added to General Beauregarven in the Appendix. During the day of May 15th Colonel Samuel Melton, acting A. A. G., notified me that you desired me t mission I was sent for by you, and in the presence of Colonel Melton the written despatches were given to me, and their conng were intrusted to Colonel Logan, in the presence of Colonel Melton, and carefully explained by General Beauregard. It is evident, therefore, that Colonel Melton knew the object of Colonel Logan's mission to General Whiting. How, then, on that reasons for his last orders to General Whiting, could Colonel Melton have said, Upon further examination General Beauregard
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 26 (search)
the lines north of Petersburg, via Chesterfield Court-house, to Drury's Bluff. After reaching Drury's Bluff I was retained at your headquarters, and assigned to duty temporarily as one of your staff-officers. During the day of May 15th Colonel Samuel Melton, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, notified me that you desired me to take your written and verbal instructions to General Whiting, at his headquarters, near Petersburg, as you intended attacking the enemy on the morning of the 16th, andhad sent copies of your instructions through another source, and that you were merely taking the additional precaution to insure their receipt by him through me. Just before starting on my mission I was sent for by you, and in the presence of Colonel Melton the written despatches were given to me, and their contents carefully explained to me by you. You desired me to be in position to give them verbally to General Whiting, in case it became necessary for me to destroy them, to prevent any ris