8 x 6 1/2, in ink, written by Captain S. Porcher Smith, to Lieutenant John B.W. Phillips.

Haigs [Plantation, S.C.], Jan. 18, 1863

Dear Phillips,
I am very sorry you were disappointed in not going to the city last night. Your pass did not return until late last night. Should I have been in your place I would have gone on the old one. I would have no objections to you doing it but would not like one of the men. I send your pass with an endorsement so that you can use it today. I am sorry your mare has run off. I do not think she has gone back to the Island. I think you will find her somewhere in the neighborhood. Yours truly, S. Porcher Smith, Capt. Comdg. Addressed on the reverse to Lt. J.B.W. Phillips, Comdg. Battery Palmer. Light wear and age toning.

Manigault's Battalion, South Carolina Artillery, was organized during the spring of 1862 with three companies. Many of the men were from Charleston. It was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and fought at Fort Sumter, Grimball's Landing, Battery Wagner, James Island, and John's Island. In June, 1864, Company C was transferred to Pegram's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia and was active in the Petersburg siege. That December it returned to the battalion which later served as infantry in the Army of Tennessee. It surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Majors Charles Alston, Jr., and Edward Manigault.