{"product_id":"1865-confederate-telegraph-from-beauregard-harts-battery-civil-war","title":"1865 Confederate Telegraph From Beauregard, Harts Battery Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003e1865 Confederate Telegraph Southern Express Co Beauregard Hart's Battery Civil War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlternative Title\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarch 1865 Confederate Telegram Southern Express Wilmington NC Gen Beauregard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested eBay Description\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Confederate States telegraphic dispatch on an official Southern Express Company form dated March 5, 1865.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinted by Evans \u0026amp; Cogswell of Charleston and dispatched from Wilmington during the final weeks of the American Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe message concerns the movement of Hart's Battery and references orders issued under Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard during the Carolinas Campaign. The message appears to read substantially:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dispatched by Telegraph from Wilmington March 5, 1865\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Lieut. E. S. Haley, Hart's Battery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing dispatch received Charlotte:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'To Maj. Lehman, have horses of Hart's Battery put upon cars ready to be attached to train when the battery passes. The battery will leave here tomorrow by command of Genl. Beauregard.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe archival note indicates it was later backed and microfilmed by the Georgia Department of Archives and History in 1961.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe date is particularly important. On March 5, 1865, Confederate forces were desperately shifting artillery and troops throughout the Carolinas during the final stages of the war under General P. G. T. Beauregard, who was coordinating resistance against William Tecumseh Sherman during the Carolinas Campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not merely a Confederate telegraph blank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDated March 5, 1865 (very late war)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfederate military communication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouthern Express Company telegraph form\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMentions troop\/artillery transportation by rail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences Hart's Battery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences General Beauregard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConnected with Wilmington–Charlotte military communications\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the final Confederate campaign in the Carolinas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollectors strongly favor Confederate telegrams mentioning troop movements and named generals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe major issue is condition:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSignificant paper loss around margins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchival backing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStaining and edge deterioration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill readable and displayable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Confederate telegraph document\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouthern Express Company form\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDated March 5, 1865\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilmington, North Carolina origin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences Hart's Battery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences General Beauregard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinted Charleston imprint\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchival backing with Georgia Department of Archives provenance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scarce late-war Confederate military communication relating to artillery transportation and troop movements during the final Confederate operations in the Carolinas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition: Archival backing with paper loss, staining, folds, and wear as shown. Text remains substantially legible. Please examine photographs carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52348740436250,"sku":"EB-327209851672","price":2395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_77f4ff57-f8f7-48f0-b78b-fd5961641596.jpg?v=1781349402","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/1865-confederate-telegraph-from-beauregard-harts-battery-civil-war","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}