Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893 to Braxton Bragg

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GLC#
GLC03550
Type
Letters
Date
April 26, 1864
Author/Creator
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893
Title
to Braxton Bragg
Place Written
Weldon, North Carolina
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 20.3 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Beauregard, commanding the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, writes to Bragg, Confederate Commander in Chief at Richmond, Virginia. Transmits anonymous communications (not included), indicating that General Ambrose Burnside's column intends to move against Petersburg, Virginia, via City Point and the James River. Writes "I have already under date of the 25th instant, advised you as to the scattered condition of the Troops in this Department, and fear they could not be assembled in time to offer a stout resistance to a determined and enterprising Enemy advancing from that position." Recommends that a decision regarding the concentration of forces near Wilmington, North Carolina, and Petersburg, Virginia, receive prompt consideration.

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