This letter, dated February 16, 1861, was written by John R. Beaty from Camp Norman, located on North Island, Georgetown District, South Carolina to his young daughter (Isabella) in Conwayborough, South Carolina.
This undated letter was written by John R. Beaty from Camp Marion, located on North Island, Georgetown District, South Carolina to his wife (Melvina) in Conwayborough, South Carolina.
This letter, dated December 27, 1861, was written by John R. Beaty from Cat Island, Georgetown District, South Carolina to his wife (Melvina) in Conwayborough, South Carolina.
This letter, dated October 13, 1861, was written by John R. Beaty from Camp Marion, located on North Island, Georgetown District, South Carolina to his young son (Edgar) in Conwayborough, South Carolina.
This letter, dated August 13, 1861, was written by John R. Beaty from Camp Marion, located on North Island, Georgetown District, South Carolina to his wife (Melvina) in Conwayborough, South Carolina.
This letter, dated January 30, 1862, was written by John R. Beaty from Cat Island, Georgetown District, South Carolina to his young daughter (Isabella) in Conwayborough, South Carolina.
This undated letter was written by John R. Beaty while in Confederate military service in Georgetown District, South Carolina to his wife (Melvina) in Conwayborough, South Carolina. The letter contains his prediction of what is going to happen militarily in that part of coastal South Carolina within the next 20 days. The letter was written in late 1861 or early 1862.
This letter, dated February 8, 1862, was written by John R. Beaty from Cat Island, Georgetown District, South Carolina to his wife (Melvina) in Conwayborough, South Carolina.
This letter, dated February 6, 1862, was written by John R. Beaty from Cat Island, Georgetown District, South Carolina to his wife (Melvina) in Conwayborough, South Carolina.
This letter from Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (1818-1893) to South Carolina Gov. Milledge Luke Bonham (1813-1890) was written from his headquarters in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 25, 1863. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard became the first brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. He commanded the defenses of Charleston, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861, and later returned to defend the city from repeated attacks by U.S. forces. This letter is in reference to the defense of the battery at Taber's Point on the Santee River. Signed original. Paper watermarked WEBB & HUNT, LIVERPOOL with an anchor symbol.
