Letter from Thomas J. Goree to Dr. P.W. Kittrell concerning some news on Fort Sumter.

Thomas J. Goree to Dr. P.W. Kittrell, April 7, 1861 [Goree Family Papers MSS. – L.S.] Letter from Thomas J. Goree to his Uncle Dr. P.W. Kittrell discussing some news about a possible skirmish at Fort Sumter. Thomas explains that he has heard of some shots being fired at a schooner, flying a U.S. fla...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goree, Thomas Jewett, 1835-1905
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Sam Houston State University; 1861
Subjects:
correspondence
United States > History > Civil War
1861-1865. Fort Sumter (Charleston
S.C
Morris Island
Online Access:http://cdm16042.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p243coll3,2922
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Summary:Thomas J. Goree to Dr. P.W. Kittrell, April 7, 1861 [Goree Family Papers MSS. – L.S.] Letter from Thomas J. Goree to his Uncle Dr. P.W. Kittrell discussing some news about a possible skirmish at Fort Sumter. Thomas explains that he has heard of some shots being fired at a schooner, flying a U.S. flag, trying to pass by Morris Island. He later writes that he has heard more news that President Davis has ordered Fort Sumter in a State of Siege.

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