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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02457.16 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil War generals who sided against their birth states |
| Title | R.S. Ripley to Edward Manigault about a steamer not transporting munitions |
| Date | 2 February 1861 |
| Author | Ripley, R. S. (Roswell Sabine) (1823-1887) |
| Recipient | Manigault, Edward |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Confederate Lieutenant Colonel Roswell S. Ripley writes from Headquarters at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, to Colonel Edward Manigault of the Ordnance Department. Reports "the steamer came down this morning for the 32 pounders & the sling cart, without any supplies of shot, shell, or munitions for this post -. I can hardly believe such to have been your intention..." Relates that he directed two sling cart wheels in care of Lieutenant [Yates?] to Charleston, South Carolina. Requests another sling cart, stating "One sling cart is altogether too small a supply for works extending around this harbor & I require one especially for this post..." Reports that the wharf at his port is unsafe. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Fortification Fort Sumter Battle Ammunition Artillery Transportation |
| People | Ripley, Roswell Sabine (1823-1887) Manigault, Edward (1817-1874) |
| Place written | Fort Moultrie, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | In April 1861, Ripley’s artillery at Fort Moultrie bombarded Fort Sumter in what is considered the first battle of the Civil War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |