Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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J.B. Jones records General Wise’s complaint of not enough men at Roanoke Island.

January 12, 2012

A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital, By John Beauchamp Jones,The American Civil War

JANUARY 12TH.—Gen. Wise, whose headquarters are to be fixed at Nag’s Head on the beach near Roanoke Island, reports that the force he commands is altogether inadequate to defend the position. Burnside is said to have 20,000 men, besides a numerous fleet of gun-boats; and Gen. Wise has but 3000 effective men.

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