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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), William Henry Chase Whiting, Major-General C. S. Army. (search)
very indication that he would recover. His death was a great surprise—a shock. He was the soul of honor; none braver, none more gentle. North Carolina may well feel proud of her adopted son. In the trying hours, previous to the last battle, in the extremity of his anxiety for the fate of the fort, and with it that of Lee's army and the cause, he telegraphed the Secretary of War, and received the following dispatch, which places the responsibility of failure where it belongs: January 13, 1865, Richmond, Va. General W. H. C. Whiting. Your superior in rank, General Bragg, is charged with the command and defence of Wilmington. J. A. Seddon, Secretary of War. The following is the official report of Major-General Whiting of the operations of January 15th: Fort Fisher, January 18, 1865. General R. E. Lee, Commanding Armies Confederate States: General,—I am sorry to have to inform you, as a prisoner of war, of the taking of Fort Fisher on the night of the 15th instant