2022-01 Raynors HCA Auction
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GORDON, George Henry (1823-1886) was an American lawyer and a Union general in the American Civil War. Autograph Letter Signed, "Geo. H. Gordon, Brig. Gen'l. Comdg. Folly Island" written to Hon. Henry Wilson (MA Senator) , 2pp., dateline, Folly Island, Aug. 26, 1864. In part, "Since May 1864, we have simply gained Morris Island, a sandy tract of four miles long, a few hundred yards wide. ... Gillmore's operations have not rendered the taking of the city of Charleston possible. Charleston can be taken by Grant Better than Gillmore. ... Sumter is stronger than ever. Our shells do no material injury to Charleston. ... Let the Navy hold Hilton Head and waters around Beaufort. The Iron Clads can winter and summer inside the bar off Charleston. This insures exemption from blockade running. ... Let colored troops garrison such points as it is desirable to hold. Leave a small Garrison in Morris Island, and then send from here more than twenty thousand good white troops to Grant or Meade. ..."
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