Orders from Gillmore to Major Brooks, November 20 1863

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TitleOrders from Gillmore to Major Brooks, November 20 1863
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CreatorGillmore

CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers

Dates

Date Created1863-11-20

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LanguageEnglish

Orders from General Gillmore to Brooks, telling Brooks to proceed to Washington City as bearer of dispatches to the General-in-Chief, and that the Steamer Delaware is at Brooks' disposal.

Transcription[Letter] Department of the South, Headquarters in the Field; Folly Island, S. C. [South Carolina], Nov. 20th 1863; Maj [Major] TB Brooks; A. D. C. andc [etc.]; Sir; You will proceed to Washington City as bearer of dispatches to the General-in-Chief, going by way of Chesapeake Bay and Baltimore. The Steamer Delaware is placed at your disposal for the purpose. You are to use all possible dispatch and return as soon as your business is accomplished and the dispatches answered. Very Resp [Respectfully]; Y. [Your?] obed [obedient?] serv [servant?]; Q. A. Gillmore; Maj [Major] Genl [General]

LocationsFolly Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States(32.66046,-79.9312)

TopicsSouth Carolina--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Naval operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)

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Mediumcommercial correspondence

TypeStill Image

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Held By Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks511_019_001

Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/0545E5D0CA285008EC65607F0A01849C

Batch ID20180328174717