Letter from General W. H. C. Whiting to Sect. James Seddon, September 28, 1863
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Letter from General W. H. C. Whiting to Sect. James Seddon, September 28, 1863
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General W. H. C. Whiting, the Commander of the Dept. of the Cape Fear, requests more soldiers from the Confederate Sect. of War James Seddon for the defense of Wilmington.
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W. H. C. Whiting
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<em>The War of Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies</em>, Volume 29, Series 1, 0755. http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/sources/recordview.cfm?content=/049/0755.
Date
1863-09-28
Contributor
York, Robert
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Document
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Wilmington, North Carolina
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Correspondence
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HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF CAPE FEAR, Wilmington, September 28, 1863.
Honorable JAMES A. SEDON, Secretary of War, Richmond:
SIR: I wish you would cause, if possible, one regiment at least to be sent here. I have, as you know, but one in the whole district of infantry, and have not know the power to transfer at a moments warning as heretofore. I had intended previous to the change of command to make the transfer. This is an important matter and I beg your attention to it.
The defense of Wilmington is now a separate command, including the District of Cape Fear, this much reducing the responsiblity of the department commander, and I should think, the defense of Weldon being very properly conducted from Petersburg, so much nearer than Wilmington, that one regiment at least could be sent to me. I have not troops enough for garrison duty.
W. H. C. WHITING.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF CAPE FEAR, Wilimington, September 28, 1863.
Honorable JAMES A. SEDON, Secretary of War, Richmond:
SIR: I wish you would cause, if possible, one regiment at least to be sent here. I have, as you know, but one in the whole district of infantry, and have not know the power to transfer at a moments warning as heretofore. I had intended previous to the change of command to make the transfer. This is an important matter and I beg your attention to it.
The defense of Wilmington is now a separate command, including the District of Cape Fear, this much reducing the responsiblity of the department commander, and I should think, the defense of Weldon being very properly conducted from Petersburg, so much nearer than Wilmington, that one regiment at least could be sent to me. I have not troops enough for garrison duty.
W. H. C. WHITING.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF CAPE FEAR, Wilimington, September 28, 1863.
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W. H. C. Whiting, Letter from General W. H. C. Whiting to Sect. James Seddon, September 28, 1863, Civil War Era NC, accessed April 24, 2024, https://cwnc.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/738.