Cincinnati Cincinnati, June 1, 1861. Lieut Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-G@eneral : CoLONEL: I had intimated in preceding dispatches an intention ef – moving on the valley of the…
BEVERLY, V. A. BEVERLY, V. A., July 19, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND: One of Cox’s regiments, Second Kentucky, defeated and drove 600 of Wise’s men out of Barboursville, Cabell…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE O8IO, Buckhannon, Va., July 3, 1861. General T. A. Morris, Philippi: GENERAL: Yours of the 2d has reached me. After questioning your messenger and hearing his…
CAMP NEAR HUTTONSVILLE CAMP NEAR HUTTONSVILLE, July 14, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND: I have just returned from Cheat River, having crossed the mountain with a strong advanced guard. The…
BUCKHANNON BUCKHANNON, July 7, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General: Newspaper reports say that my department is to be broken up. I hope the General will leave under my…
BUCKHANNON, V. A. BUCKHANNON, V. A., July 6, 1861. A well-concerted movement to catch O. J. Wise, with his eight hundred men, at Ripley, on the 4th, failed in consequence…
Buckhannon, Va. Buckhannon, Va., July 5, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General : COLONEL: You will probably feel as much regret as I do in finding that I am…
BUCKHANNON, V. A. BUCKHANNON, V. A., July 6, 1861. General Patterson informs me that he has ordered Wallace away from Cumberland. From what I know of the state of affairs…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE OBIO, Cincinnati, May 26, 1861. To the Union Men of Western Virginia: VIRGINIANS: The General Government has long enough endured the ~ machinations of a few…
SPECIAL ORDERS HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, November 19, 1861. ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, No. 309. f Washington, November 19, 1861. 1. Brig. Gen. George Wright, volunteer service, is assigned to the command…