Roswell Sabine Ripley papers, 1861-1863.

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Roswell Sabine Ripley papers, 1861-1863.

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Six letters, 5 Feb.-2 Mar. 1861 (Fort Moultrie, S.C.), including letters to Captain George James, advising him to send no additional recruits pending preparation of adequate quarters; reporting on the condition of batteries on Sullivan's Island, S.C., specifying ammunition requirements; reviewing work of the engineers, stating, "I consider it due to the officers and soldiers who commence the cannonade that they should not be expected to achieve the task placed before them with such inadequate means as have been provided for the real work in hand"; and rejecting the view that Fort Sumter, S.C., could be forced to surrender within forty-eight hours and expressing his opinion that preparations should be made "for a continued cannonade and bombardment... if we hope to succeed in it." Confederate Army General Orders Number 36, dated 13 Aug. 1863, Headquarters, 1st Military District, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, a signed document sent to Charleston, S.C., arranging for delivery of rations to troops on Morris Island, S.C., and to those on outpost duty.

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Ripley, R. S. (Roswell Sabine), 1823-1887

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Brigadier general in the South Carolina State Militia, based in Charleston, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20115889 General Roswell S. Ripley, a native of Ohio, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1843 and served in the Mexican and Seminole Wars. Subsequent to leaving army service, he settled in South Carolina, where he was a businessman and also active in the state militia. He was named Major of South Caroli...