General P.G.T. Beauregard Telegram Regarding the
General P.G.T. Beauregard Telegram Regarding the Bombardment of Fort Sumter, 1863
Partially printed telegram, 7.25 x 4 in., originally dispatched from Charleston, SC on November 18, 1863 and received in Columbia, SC on the following day. Addressed to General Milledge Luke Bonham (1813-1890), the governor of South Carolina, and sent on behalf of General P.G.T. Beauregard from The Southern Telegraph Companies, headquartered in Richmond, VA.
Telegram reads: "Bombardment of Sumter continued as usual since last report. Enemy fired yesterday on city from Battery Gregg. 23 one hundred pound shells. Three fell in Bay . 2 exploded in air & one struck in vicinity of St. Michael's Church. Range four & half miles nearly all exploded on striking. No Casualties & Little Damage done. Enemy's Greek fire is a humbug. / G.T. Beauregard." After the Confederates captured Fort Sumter, it was besieged by Federal forces for nearly the duration of the Civil War until its reclamation on February 22, 1865.
Condition Report: Staining with some ink-related holes; large stain on verso.
View it on
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
General P.G.T. Beauregard Telegram Regarding the Bombardment of Fort Sumter, 1863
Partially printed telegram, 7.25 x 4 in., originally dispatched from Charleston, SC on November 18, 1863 and received in Columbia, SC on the following day. Addressed to General Milledge Luke Bonham (1813-1890), the governor of South Carolina, and sent on behalf of General P.G.T. Beauregard from The Southern Telegraph Companies, headquartered in Richmond, VA.
Telegram reads: "Bombardment of Sumter continued as usual since last report. Enemy fired yesterday on city from Battery Gregg. 23 one hundred pound shells. Three fell in Bay . 2 exploded in air & one struck in vicinity of St. Michael's Church. Range four & half miles nearly all exploded on striking. No Casualties & Little Damage done. Enemy's Greek fire is a humbug. / G.T. Beauregard." After the Confederates captured Fort Sumter, it was besieged by Federal forces for nearly the duration of the Civil War until its reclamation on February 22, 1865.
Condition Report: Staining with some ink-related holes; large stain on verso.
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
Similar Items
