Letter, 1862 April 3, General Hunters, Headquarters Department of the South (Hilton Head)

TitleLetter, 1862 April 3, General Hunters, Headquarters Department of the South (Hilton Head)
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Transcription[Letter] (Copy of Gen [General] Hunters endorsement); Head Qrs [Headquarters] Dept [Department] of the South; Hilton Head S.C.; April 3rd 1862; Colonel; I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of 2nd [inst?] addressed to Capt [Captain] Ely, upon which the Major Genl [General] Comdg [Commanding] has placed the following endorsement.; Hd Qrs [Headquarters] Dept [Department] of the South; Port Royal 3rd April 1862; Respectfully forwarded to the Hon [Honorable] Secy [Secretary] of War with a full endorsement of the facts within stated and an earnest recommendation that Col [Colonel] Serrells regiment having been accepted and mustered in as Engineers and having rendered important and valuable services as such, be now paid as Engineers. The regiment has performed extensive labors in this Dept [Department] and by its skill, energy, industry and discipline has deserved well of the Government.  (Signed) [blank] D.Hunter; Maj [Major] General Com [Commanding]; I remain very Respectfully; Your Obt [Obedient] Servt [Servant]; Charles Halspine; Asst [Assistant] Adjt [Adjutant] Genl [General]; Col [Colonel] Edwd [Edward] Serrell; Comdg [Commanding] Vol [Volunteer] Eng [Engineers]; Correct Copy; T.B. Brooks; Lt. [Lieutenant] Vol. [Volunteer] Engrs. [Engineers]

LocationsHilton Head, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States(32.21984,-80.66797)

TopicsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
South Carolina--History
Armed Forces

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