Correspondence, 1860-01-01 - 1860-12-31
Scope and Contents
Folder two contains letters and documents from 1860 including reports from officers stationed in forts in and around Charleston harbor (SC). The primary subjects of correspondence include military preparedness, general defenses, and vulnerabilities of the various forts. Some documents show early Confederate preparations for attacking Fort Sumter, which at that point remained in possession of the United States. This folder also includes applications for the South Carolina state militia from veterans of the Mexican War (1846-1848); an important letter from Robert W. Barnwell who was a United States and Confederate senator from South Carolina; a recommendation for two Citadel cadets; and details of a donation of books to the library of the military school.
Dates
- Creation: 1860-01-01 - 1860-12-31
Creator
- From the Collection: Keitt, Lawrence M. (Lawrence Massillon), 1824-1864 (Correspondent, Person)
- From the Collection: Barnwell, Robert Woodward (Correspondent, Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 125 Item (1 Box, 10 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Thomas, John P., 1833-1912 (Person)
- Smith, Robert P. (Person)
- Huguenin, Thomas Abram, 1839-1897 (Person)
- Pickens, F. W. (Francis Wilkinson) (Person)
- Limehouse, Edward Just, 1835-1910 (Person)
- Pope, Joseph James, Jr. (Person)
- Stevens, Peter F. (Peter Fayssoux Stevens), 1830-1910 (Person)
- Gist, William Henry, 1807 - 1874 (Person)
- Anderson, Robert, Major, 1805 - 1871 (Person)
- Manigault, Edward, 1817-1874 (Person)
- Schnierle, John, 1808 - 1861 (Person)
- Myers, Abraham C. (Abraham Charles Myers), 1811 - 1889 (Person)
- Barnwell, Robert Woodward, 1801-1882 (Person)
- DeSaussure, Wilmot G. (Wilmot Gibbes), 1822-1886 (Person)
- Gwynn, Walter, 1802-1882 (Person)
- Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863 (Person)
- Easterly, John M. (Person)
- Rivers, Constant Henry, Lieutenant Colonel, 1828-1900 (Person)
- Hayne, Paul Hamilton, 1830-1886 (Person)
- Hernandez, James. J. (Person)
- Magrath, A. G. (Andrew Gordon), 1813-1893 (Person)
- Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus), 1803-1888 (Person)
- Dunovant, R. G. M. (Richard Gill Mills), 1821-1898 (Person)
- Citadel. the Military College of South Carolina (Organization)
- South Carolina--Charleston County (Organization)
- South Carolina--Charleston--Fort Sumter (Organization)
- South Carolina--Charleston--Castle Pinckney (Organization)
- South Carolina--Morris Island (Organization)
- South Carolina--Fort Johnson (Organization)
- South Carolina--Summerville (Organization)
- United States. Army. South Carolina Regiment (Organization)
- Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 2nd (Organization)
- Confederate States of America. South Carolina Artillery Regiment, 1st.. Lafayette Artillery Company (Organization)
- Fort Palmetto (Organization)
- South Carolina--Orangeburg County (Organization)
- South Carolina--Columbia (Organization)
- South Carolina--Fort Moultrie (Organization)
- Arsenal Academy (Columbia, S.C.) (Organization)
- Louisiana--New Orleans (Organization)
- South Carolina--Charleston Harbor (Organization)
- South Carolina--Charleston (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Repository