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Gen Sumter in command at CRANKY
This will be seen from tho following
letter, written by one of Gen Greene's
aids to Gen Marion.
"Headquarters, Congaree, May rs
1881.
"Sir: | am directed by General
Greene to inform you Of tho surren
der of Fort CRANKY; five pieces OF
iron ordnance, nineteen officers and
three hundred and twenty nine pri,
Yates foil into our hands. Tho army
will march this morning on the
route to Ninety-Six. TfN General
has directed Sumter to continue at
this port to command and organize the
militia. You will be pleased TO con-
tinue to hcrass the enemy and to
receive General Sumtor's orders.
You will also arrange your brigade
with expedition and re IN rediness to
CO operate with the army should an
opportunity offer. l am with grea
respect, your most obidient, humble
servant, j. Burnet. Aide. dc. Camp"
Gen Greono's order to Gen Sum
ter in this matter is datod at can
crnm's plantation, on tho Congaree,
May II, 1881"
On May 10 Col. o. H. Williams,
Greene's chiof Of staff, wrote from
camp on "Saluda River" to Gen
Sumter "Congaree"
On May % Gen Sumter wrote
from his camp sat Aucrum's" to
Gen Greene at Ninety Six.
On May 2G Gen Greene wrote
from Ninety Six to Gen Sumter son
Congaree' in which ho says: "Your
favor of the 22nd is before me-" Tho
same day he wrote to Gen Marion.
On May 2S Gen Greene wrote
from Ninety-S Six to Gen Sumter, cat
Congaree."
On juno 6 Gen Greene wrote from
Ninety. Six to Gen Sumter.
On June 7 Gen Sumter wrote to
Gen Greene from "Ancrum's:" W
received your favor Of the % ultlmo,"
ETC.
On June 8 Gen Sumter wrote from
"Ancrum's" to Gen Marion: I have
just received your favor of the 9th
instant" etc.
On June 8 Major Burnet wrote to
Gen Sumter, "commanding at Cong
aree."
On Juno 10 Gen Greene wrote Gen
Sumter two letters from Ninety. Six.
In the first he wrote: 81 have re.
ceived your letter of the Sth accom-
panying letter from Gen Marion"
The second he addressed to "Gen
Sumter, Congaree." On the Same day
he wrote two letters to Gen Marion,
in both Of which he acknowledged
receipt of recently written lettors.
On June II Gen Sumter wrote to
Gen Greene, to the effect that Lord
Rawdon's force was still about
Monck's Corner. .>.,.,.-
On Juno IL Gen Greene wrote
two letters to Gen Sumter, at "Con-
garee."
On juno 13 Gen Sumter wrote to
Gen Greene from "Ancrum's," ac
knowledging the receipt of his two
letters Of the 10th. On the same
day he sont Gen Greene second
dispatch. He also sent dispatch
that day to Gen Marion.
On June IA Gen Sumter wrote to
Con Greene from "Congaree." From
the same point on the same day he
also wrote to Gen Marion.
On June Is Gen Greene wrote to
Gen Sumter, commanding at the
Congaree:" 81 am favored with
your lettor Of the 18th and 14th,"
etc. On that same day Gen Sumter
wrote from "Congaree" to Gen
Marion.
On Juno 16 Gen Sumter wrote
from "Congaree" to Gen Greene: 81
have this moment received yours by
Capt Linton" etc. On tho Same
dato he wrote two letters to Gen
Marion from "Congaree," in the first
of which he acknowledged the receipt
Of Gen Marions letter of the 18th.
On juno II Gen Greene wrote
from Ninety. Six to Gen Sumner, "on
| the Congaree:" "Yojlr favor of the