J.E.McP. Washington

J.E.McP. Washington was a 2nd Lieutenant in the South Carolina Army.

Antebellum

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Service Record

December 26, 1860 - April 14, 1861: Operations in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

Dispatches

At the outbreak of the war, J. Washington was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Provisional South Carolina Army These dispatches were compiled with primary source materials from The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (Chapter 1)

CONTENTS This feature is not yet available. Check back soon for updates! MISC. Miscellaneous dispatches to or from J. Washington. Description: Dispatch: Report of Lieutenant J.E.McP. Washington, Battalion of Artillery, South Carolina Army April 13, 1861 - 2nd Lieutenant J.E.Mcp. Washington to ? Click for full-sized scanned image Report of Lieutenant J.E.McP. Washington, Battalion of Artillery, South Carolina Army CHARLESTON, April 13, 1861. Fort Johnson.-12.45, flagstaff struck; 1.5, United States flag, Union down, with white flag above. Officer seen on southwest anger with white flag, waved repeatedly. A few moments afterwards a sergeant and twelve men recognized on the parapet. One mortar fired from upper battery before the white flag on Sumter was discovered. Going to Fort Sumter. All firing stopped. Respectfully, J.E. MCP. WASHINGTON, Second Lieutenant, Battalion of Artillery, South Carolina Army. (To view this page in its Source Category, click HERE)

Post-War Career

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Sources

• United States War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Serial #1 (Volume 1). (Washington, 1880).