Confederate States of America. Army. Corps of Engineers. Records, 1861-1865.
Title:
Records, 1861-1865.
Chiefly reports and orders re defense of Charleston Harbor, S.C., labor problems, and conscription of African-American slaves to build fortifications; including receipt, 20 Oct. 1861-2 Sept. 1864, to Ravenel and Company, for materials to obstruct access to harbor; letter, 6 Jan. 1862, Charleston, S.C., from Lt. Edwin J. White, to President and Directors of South Carolina Institute Hall, re using Institute bricks for fortification of Fort Sumter and Castle Pinckney, S.C.; letter, 8 May 1862, Charleston, S.C., ordering the obstruction of Charleston Harbor. Letter, 20 Aug. 1862, Charleston, S.C., John R[ichardson] Cheves to Gen. J.C. Pemberton, re plans and estimated cost of drifting explosives, vessel destruction, and torpedoes; letter, 27 Nov. 1862, Charleston, S.C., Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard to Maj. D[avid] B[ullock] Harris, re command of telegraph lines; 2 letters, 7 Feb. 1863 and 4 Mar. 1863, Office of Chief Engineer, Maj. D.B. Harris, to Capt. W.H. Echols, re torpedo frames, obstruction of channel around Castle Pinckney, and experimenting with incendiary missiles. Letter, 16 Feb. 1863, Charleston, S.C., Charles Cevor to P.G.T. Beauregard, re procuring gas for aerial balloon; letter, 2 Jan. 1864, R.L. Singletary, to Capt. William Gayer, Provost Marshall, re desertion of free black carpenter; letter, 25 May 1864, Fort Sumter, S.C., Capt. John Johnson to Maj. W.H. Echols, re daily engineering reports, salvaging usable materials, enemy fire, and current fort conditions. Letter, 16 Dec. 1864, Engineer's Office, Branchville, S.C., Lt. Thomas C. Veal to Maj. W.H. Echols, re extant bridges and bridge construction; letter, 27 Dec. 1864, Provosts' Farm, William Tennent to Maj. W.H. Echols, re reconnaissance results; letter, 4 Jan. 1865, Charleston, S.C., Lt. Thomas C. Veal, to Maj. W.H. Echols, Chief Engineer, Edisto River, S.C., re geographical conditions influencing defense of Edisto River ferries and landings. Letter, 13 Feb. 1865, Fort Sumter, S.C., from Lt. E.J. White, to Maj. W.H. Echols, re bombardment damage and account of repairs completed; also including payroll ledgers, 1862-1864; article, May 1960, re Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard's service at Charleston, S.C., and use of slave labor; and undated report, by Col. L[ewis] M. Hatch, re military sites on the Edisto River, S.C.
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