Donn Piatt was an American journalist, military officer, and public official. Born in Cincinnati, Piatt attended schools in Ohio and began contributing to newspapers as a young man. He started his career as a lawyer and was briefly a judge in the early 1850s. He represented the United States as a diplomat in Paris for about a year starting in 1854.
BALTIMORE BALTIMORE, June 17, 1863. Colonel TRuEX, Monocacy: The rebels are in possession of Harper’s Ferry. Our forces are on Maryland Heights. Approach with great caution, and feel your way…
BALTIMORE BALTIMORE, June 18, 1863. Capt. P. R. STETsoN, Fifteenth Infantry, Harrisburg : The Seventh New York State Militia is here, but Colonel Lefferts says they have no battery gone…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SUSQUEHANNA, Harrisburg, Pa., June 20, 1863. General MiLRoy, Bloody Run: Have scouts to find out the presence of the enemy. Have your force so as to…