Wilmot G. DeSaussure Order-Book, 1860-1861

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Wilmot G. DeSaussure Order-Book, 1860-1861

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Lieutenant Colonel Wilmot Gibbes DeSaussure (1822-1886) of the 1st Artillery Regiment of the South Carolina Militia, which was later absorbed into the Army of the Confederate States of America, commanded Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island, December 1860-January 1861, and artillery at Morris Island, March-April 1861, in the harbor of Charleston, S.C. He served in the South Carolina legislature, 1848-1864. The collection is an order-book kept by DeSaussure that contains orders he received and sent during the secession crisis, 27 December 1860-2 January 1861 and 1 March-30 April 1861. The break in entries was occasioned by DeSaussure's leaving to assume his legislative duties. Included are several long reports describing in detail the siege of Fort Sumter and the progress of the bombardment.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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DeSaussure, Wilmot G. (Wilmot Gibbes), 1822-1886

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Lieutenant Colonel Wilmot Gibbes DeSaussure (1822-1886) of the 1st Artillery Regiment of the South Carolina Militia, which was later absorbed into the Army of the Confederate States of America, commanded Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island, December 1860-January 1861, and artillery at Morris Island, March-April 1861, in the harbor of Charleston, S.C. He served in the South Carolina legislature, 1848-1864. From the description of Wilmot G. DeSaussure order-book, 1860-1861. WorldCat rec...