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1,100.00USDby odylmac+ applicable fees & taxes.
This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2010 Dec 16 @ 17:00UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST
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Very scarce Robert E. Lee autograph letter signed as Commanding General of the Confederacy, dated 27 December 1861. Here, General Lee replies at length to Governor Pickens' concerns over the number of troops available for field operations in defense of South Carolina, giving specific information on the commands and troops. He warns the governor that the priority of Confederate troop deployment is to retain control of the forts at Georgetown and in the area around Charlestown. Letter reads, ''I have had the honor to receive your letter of the 20th inst: In a previous letter I endeavored to express to your Excell'cy, my entire willingness to arm certain companies of regiments already in the service named by you, provided any arms remained after arming the regiments being organized for the war. But I cannot issue to them arms, before the arming of the regiments is completed. If the companies of Capn Blains, Mc.Cord & Rims, which I understand are for the war and attached by you to [P.F.] Steven's Legion, were assigned to the Batt. commanded by Lieut Col [J.V.] Moore which embraces the six companies attached to [James L.] Orr's reg't, this Battn. wd. only require one company for the formation of a reg't & might then be armed with the Enfield Rifle. My object is to make the arms available for the defence of the State, as soon as possible and I hope your Excell'cy will aid me in this. Major James battn. has been ordered to report to Genl. [Nathan] Evans, who is in great need of troops. Genl. [Roswell S.] Ripley informs me that Cols Elford & Means reg'ts will not be able to take the field for some days. In the mean time he has sent forward Col. Steven's legion to reinforce Gen. Evans. The enemy is making demonstrations ag'st Wadmalaw Is'd, and our force there is not strong enough to resist him. Since your letter authorising me to take command of the State Troops in the field, I have felt no hesitation in doing so. Previously although aware that certain forces were called into service and placed under the command of Gen Ripley, I did not know where or how it was designed to use them. According to the last returns received, the number of troops mustered in Confed. Service from So. Carolina, within the Dept:, present for duty, is 10.036, including offrs. non comd. Offs. &P'vts The strength of the 4h. Brigade S.C. Militia (D Saussures), present for duty, inclu'dg Offs., non: comd. Offs. & pv'ts is reported to be 1.531. Its total strength present and absent is 2.021, and differs from the number stated in your Excellency's letter, which is 3.420. The strength of Col. Martin's regiment in the field, by the last returns, is 628. The number reported for duty including Offs. non: comd. Offs. & pvts is 567. The number of troops in Confed. States service, as stated above (10.036), does not include the reg'ts of Col's Elford & Means, the Laurens Battn. & the other companies mentioned in your letter, which have arrived since the Return's were made. In addition to this force, there are two reg'ts from No. Ca. , two from Tenne., one from Virg'a and four field Batteries. My object is to inform your Ex'cy of the amount of the force for actual service in the State. You must however bear in mind that the garrisons for the forts at Georgetown, of Ft. Moultrie, Fts. Sumter, Johnson, Castle Pinckney & the field works for the defence of the approaches through Stono, Wappo &c which embrace the best and steadiest of our troops, cannot be removed from their posts and must not therefore be included in the force for operations in the field. The strength of the enemy, as far as I am able to judge, exceeds the whole force that we have in the State; it can be thrown with great celerity against any point, and far outnumbers any force we can bring against it in the field. I am with the highest esteem / Your obt. servant / R E Lee / Genl. Comdg''. Docket by Pickens reads, ''Genl. Gist will - see that Genl. Lee puts the force from this Ste into Confederate service at 10,036 -- does this include the garrisons at the forts or not - does it include Manigault's rgts at Georgetown of 12 companies 1148 -men. Please make the true state of things appear. The return of DeSaussure's Brigade was last number 3,400 & this included all - I only meant as its number, but I knew only about 1600 were ever out. F W Pickens / 29. Decr. 1861. Let me know & Moses will copy for to be sent into the Convention. F W P''. Letter, on 4pp. has some toning on right and bottom margin of first page, and a very small hole causing inconsequential loss of two letters on page three. Overall in very good condition.
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