"Headquarters Department South Carolina and Georgia,
"Charleston, 5 May, 1862.
"His Honor Charles McBeth, Mayor of Charleston, is respectfully invited
and expected to continue in the exercise of his municipal functions, as far
as they shall not infringe upon any requirements of martial law. . . . It
is the earnest desire of the major general commanding that the provost
marshal and the mayor will act in entire unison and render such mutual
aid as may be necessary to the efficient discharge of their respective duties.
"By order, etc., . . .
