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Fort Welles SC          

March 25^th 1862

           

Sir

                        I hereby respectfully tender my resignation to the Commanding General, the reason of which is injustice in the line of promotion.

           

I have served over five years as a Non Commissioned Officer in the 1^st Regiment of US Artillery. After evacuating Fort Sumpter I was stationed at Fort Hamilton N.Y. at which place I voluntarily instructed the 3^rd Regt Rhode Island Vol^s in Artillery tactics.

          

Colonel Brown tendered me a position as 2^nd Lieutenant (that being the only vacancy) which I accepted after procuring my discharge from the War Department.

           

During the bombardment of Fort Welles SC I was detached from my Company to proceed ashore with two Companies who were acting as Light Artillery which appeared as if Col Brown relied in a great measure upon my military experiance. Since [faded] changed into an Artillery Corps. [faded] / Island has made a number of appointments as 1^st Lieutenants, also promotions from a rank inferior to mine, therefore I cannot discharge my duties with proper respect to my superiors in rank.

 

I am Sir

Very Respectfully

Your Obt Servt

W^m. H. Hamner

2^nd Lieut 3^rd R.I.V.

 

To Captain L H Pelouze

Capt 15^th Infy

AA Adjt Genl

EC

Hilton Head SC

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