Beauregard Special Orders Reference

[JohnDLittlefield]

Can someone provide me a copy of P.G.T. Beauregard's Special Orders No.55. It assigns T.G. Holmes to Torpedo Boat duty, and I assume others as well. I have searched high and low and cannot find anything. Also, if possible can you provide a source for the Special Order. Thank you.
John

 

[georgew]

Can someone provide me a copy of P.G.T. Beauregard's Special Orders No.55. It assigns T.G. Holmes to Torpedo Boat duty, and I assume others as well. I have searched high and low and cannot find anything. Also, if possible can you provide a source for the Special Order. Thank you.
John

Are we talking about one of the Charleston boats or could it be for Savannah?

 

[JohnDLittlefield]

Charleston. I believe Holmes was attached to a David-class torpedo boat belonging to the Southern Torpedo Company. Beauregard's Special Orders No.55, presumably issued in late February or March of 1864, assigns him (and presumably others) to duty.
The uncited reference to the assignment is attached for clarity.

 

[JohnDLittlefield]

Renewed request... anything on Beauregard's Special Orders No. 55????
Anyone???

 

[danny]

Renewed request... anything on Beauregard's Special Orders No. 55????
Anyone???

The National Archives may be able to find and copy this order for you.

Perhaps it is in one of these volumes:

RG 109 Confederate Records


Record Books of Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard's Command

From RG: 109

Record Books of Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Offices of the Confederate Government

The record books of General Beauregard's command consist of the following volumes, all of which carry the file designation Chapter II: "Letters and Telegrams Sent

National Archives Identifier: 1075279 HMS Entry Number(s): PI101 3

Creator: War Department. The Adjutant General's Office. War Records Office. 1874-7/1/1899




General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard Papers, 1874 - 1899

From RG: 109

This series contains letters, telegrams, reports, and related papers received and sent by General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard on various subjects relating to

National Archives Identifier: 598793 HMS Entry Number(s): PI101 116

Creator: War Department. The Adjutant General's Office. War Records Office. 1874-7/1/1899

 

[danny]

And here is another possibility


Beauregard Papers

From RG: 109

General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard Papers

National Archives Identifier: 7829611 Container Identifier: 1 HMS Entry Number(s): PI101 116

Creator: War Department. The Adjutant General's Office. War Records Office. 1874-7/1/1899

 

[JohnDLittlefield]

And here is another possibility
Beauregard Papers
From RG: 109
General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard Papers
National Archives Identifier: 7829611 Container Identifier: 1 HMS Entry Number(s): PI101 116
Creator: War Department. The Adjutant General's Office. War Records Office. 1874-7/1/1899

Hi Danny, Thanks for the suggestions. I was in Washington a few months ago and spent several weeks in the Nat Archives, Lib of Congress, and a host of other small archives and museums... found nothing.