Magrunder, John Bankhead, 1807-1871 to the Commissary General of Subsistence

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GLC#
GLC03913
Type
Letters
Date
June 3, 1861
Author/Creator
Magrunder, John Bankhead, 1807-1871
Title
to the Commissary General of Subsistence
Place Written
Yorktown, Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Confederate Colonel Magruder requests 100,000 rations of bacon, coffee, vinegar, salt and molasses immediately, noting that his soldiers' supply will be exhausted in two days. Instructs the Commissary General to send the supplies with Mr. Johnson, who has orders to inquire at West Point, Virginia regarding the quantity of provisions. Instructs the Commissary to address the stores to Lieutenant Carter. Written eight days before the Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia (a Confederate victory). Written at Camp Yorktown

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