Whiting, William H., 1824-1865 Memorandum of instructions for the troops tonight
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02600 Author/Creator: Whiting, William H., 1824-1865 Place Written: Morris Island, South Carolina Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 12 April 1861 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Orders detailing preparations for a possible Union attack on Morris Island. Written at night on the same day the assault on Fort Sumter had begun. Part of the Confederate force for the assault on Fort Sumter was located on Morris Island.
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