Col. Edward Manigault Letter, October 5, 1861

Title:

Col. Edward Manigault Letter, October 5, 1861

Date:

1861

Creator (Personal):

Manigault, Edward, 1817-1874

Description:

This letter from Colonel Edward Manigault (1817-1874) to South Carolina Governor Francis Wilkinson Pickens (1805-1869) was written in Charleston, South Carolina, on October 5, 1861. Col. Edward Manigault was the Chief of Ordnance for South Carolina in 1861. The letter is in reference to the transferring of funds to cover the cost of the "establishment of a Coast Police for the State of South Carolina." Page 3 is a handwritten enclosed form dated October 7, 1861, for the Gov. to sign and send with a draft to Gen. DeSaussure.

Collection Title:

Confederate Military Correspondence

Contributing Institution:

Coastal Carolina University, Horry County Archives Center

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

DeSaussure, Wilmot G. (Wilmot Gibbes), 1822-1886
Pickens, F. W. (Francis Wilkinson), 1805-1869--Correspondence

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Confederate States of America--Appropriations and expenditures, Confederate States of America--Armed Forces--Ordnance and ordnance stores--History, Confederate States of America--Defenses, Charleston (S.C.)--History, Military, and Columbia (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.) and Richland County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Date Digital:

2015-08-11

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain.

Access Information:

For more information contact Horry County Archives Center at Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC 29526.

Admin ID:

27558