November 13, 1864: Dabney Maury Telegram to Beauregard

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born general of the Confederate States Army. He had graduated second in his class from West Point in 1838 and was an admirer of Napoleon. He achieved fame early in the Civil War for commanding the Fort Sumter bombardment and as the victor of the first battle of Manassas. He later served in the Western Theater (including Shiloh and Corinth), Charleston, and the defense of Richmond, but his career was hampered by friction with Jefferson Davis and other generals.

This telegram is part of The Telegraphic History of the Civil War; a compiled album of telegrams to Beauregard from Davis, Lee, Johnston and others.

Transcript:

Tuscumbia Nov 13 1864

From Mobile Nov 13

To Genl G T Beauregard

I have just heard that a member of the = U W S C L P V S M H U [signal corps] = of this district has gone into memphis. He left here on sick leave he knows the =V MG F G F [cypher]= W T J A H V Y[keyword] = I P N [& signal] = G Z E P O AH =

D H Maury Maj Genl Comdg

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Citation: Dabney Herndon Maury (1822-1900), telegram to G.T. Beauregard. Tuscumbia, Ala.; 13 November 1864. In The telegraphic history of the Civil War, 1861-1865. AMs 434/16