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March 15, 1861 - Captain John Foster to General Joseph Totten
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Union Correspondence, etc.
FORT SUMTER, S.C., March 15, 1861.
General JOS. G. TOTTEN,
Chief Engineer U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.:
GENERAL: I have nothing to report respecting the operations of the South Carolinians around us. Their works seem to be at a standstill, and most of the men, both military and laboring, are withdrawn from them. I noticed last evening that one gun was fired from the iron-clad floating battery in town, thus indicating that its armament has been placed on board. A storm of wind is prevailing.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J.G. FOSTER,
Captain of Engineers.
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