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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09217 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | William H. Echols to Major D. B. Harris commenting of the small number of slaves supplied and fears of an attack on Charleston |
| Date | 20 April 1863 |
| Author | Echols, William H. (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Harris, D. B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Details the lack of slave laborers supplied during March and April. General Beauregard forwards the report to Governor Bonham with comment. "It is probable that sooner or later a still more determined attack on Charleston will be made & it is of vital importance to complete as soon as possible the works considered indeensible for its safety." With autograph endorsement signed by Harris and another by General Beauregard. |
| Subjects | Slavery African American History Military History Confederate States of America |
| People | Echols, William H. (fl. 1863) Harris, D. B. (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | From the wartime papers of South Carolina Governors Francis W. Pickens and Milledge L. Bonham. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |