Oct 16, 2014
"It is impossible to calcuate the good... from the successful blockade-running vessels": Instructions to Hardee
“It is impossible to calcuate the good… from the successful blockade-running vessels”: Instructions to Hardee
Lieutenant-General William Hardee arrived in Charleston during the first half of October to assume command of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. His arrival meant a demotion for Major-General Samuel Jones. But Jones did not go far, as he assumed command of the District of South Carolina from a new headquarters across the bay at Mount Pleasant.
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