RICHMOND, September 27, 1861.

Gov. JOSEPH E. BROWN,

Atlanta, Ga.:

The thousand rifles were ordered to be given you instead of sending back the battalion from Lynchburg. Grave reasons of policy forbid sending back any troops from Virginia.

J. P. BENJAMIN,

Acting Secretary of War.

RICHMOND, September 30, 1861.

E. P. LAWTON,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Savannah:

One thousand small-arms and one rifled 12-pounder were assigned by order issued to the proper ordnance officer for the service of Georgia.

J. P. BENJAMIN,

Acting Secretary of War.

Abstract from report of the Provisional Forces, Department of South Carolina, Brigadier General R. S. Ripley, commanding, for September 1861.

Present for duty

Stations. Officers Men Aggregate Aggregat

present e

present

and

absent

Sullivan's Island 69 1,244 1,521 1,603

(Colonel Orr)

Stono forts 54 904 1,115 1,274

(Colonel Hagood)

North and South 15 293 367 382

Edisto (Colonel

Dunovant)

Near Georgetown 26 397 538 567

(Colonel Manigault)

Near Aiken (Colonel 38 629 739 898

Jones)

Field's Point 4 73 106 112

Port Royal Harbor 4 185 227 239

Fort Walker 9 195 224 256

Sam's Point 6 56 69 76

Braddock's Point 4 53 57 69

Camp Lookout 3 48 75 96

Near Columbia 11 162 173 194

(cavalry)

Lightwood Knot 3 52 62 64

Spring (cavalry)

Charleston Arsenal 3 45 68 69

(artillery)

12th 13th and 15th - - - 2,372

Regiments S. C.

Volunteers*

Total 249 4,336 5,341 8,271

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*Stations not given.

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