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Unknown to Henry W. Benham, November 3, 1861
Camp Gauley Mountain Camp Gauley Mountain, November 3, 1861. Colonel Woods has been ordered to you temporarily for duty. Assign him to command Tenth Regiment. Let Captain Amis and a…
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Unknown to Joseph E. Johnston, November 3, 1861
RicumMonnD, V. A. RicumMonnD, V. A., November 3, 1861. General J. E. JOHNSTON, + Commanding Department of the Potomac: Sir: Reports have been and are being widely circulated to the…
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Unknown to Henry W. Benham, November 4, 1861
Camp Gauley Mountain, November 4, 1861. Your dispatch received. Three boats will be sent you this evening. You will find the wagon-body arrangement makes a solid and capacious float of…
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Unknown to Stone, November 4, 1861
Leesburg, November 4, 1861. The compliments of General Evans to General Stone, and informs. â âhim that there are but a few of his wounded now at this place, and…
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Unknown to Brigadier-General Stone, November 4, 1861
Camp Lyon, near Poolesville, Md., November 4, 1861. Sir: I herewith transmit to you a complete report of an engagement with the rebels at a point on the Potomac River,…
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Unknown to Lieutenant Colonel H. Lee, November 4, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, November 4, 1861. No. 53. $ Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., November 4, 1861. I. Lieut. Col. H. Lee, with Companies A (Rowell’s) and…
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Unknown to Henry Lee, November 4, 1861
Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., November 4, 1861. MAJOR: I have the honor to report that Lieut. Col. H. Lee, Fourth Infantry California Volunteers, with Companies A,…
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Unknown, November 4, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, November 4, 1861. No. 54. f Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., November 4, 1861. I. Company D, Third Artillery, will proceed by the steamer…
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Unknown to George Henry Thomas, November 5, 1861
Louisville, Ky., November 5, 1861. Brigadier-General THOMAS, Crab Orchard: SIR: Yours of November 3 is received. I had previously ordered money to be sent you for disbursement in all the…
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Unknown, November 5, 1861
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 5, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: I send you copies of letters * received and written by myself as the…
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Unknown to James H. Carleton, November 5, 1861
Near Los Angeles Near Los Angeles, November 5, 1861. Col. J. H. CARLETON, Commanding First Infantry California Volunteers : SIR: Linclose you extracts from a letter received by me from…
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Unknown to Henry W. Benham, November 6, 1861
Camp Gauley Mountain, November 6, 1861. We must have Loop Creek up beyond Taylor’s and the ridge between it and the valley of the Fayette road. Secure this with as…
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Unknown to Don Carlos Buell, November 7, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, November 7, 1861. GENERAL: In giving you instructions for your guidance in command of the Department of the Ohio, I do not design to fetter…
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Unknown to B. C. Cutler, November 7, 1861
Fort Yuma Fort Yuma, November 7, 1861. Post Adjt., Southern District of California, Los Angeles, Cal.: LIEUTENANT: In compliance with Revised Army Regulations, 1861, Ï have the honor to submit…
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Unknown to Brigadier-General Charles McCook, November 8, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ÃUMBERLAND, Louisville, Ky., November 8, 1861. Brigadier-General McCoox, Camp Nevin : SIR: [have noinstructions from Government on the subject of negroes. My opinion is that the…
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Unknown, November 8, 1861
Camp Gauley Mountain, November 8, 1861. Your two dispatches and copy of Lieutenant-Colonel Creighton’s just received. When the other scouts come in from Colonel Siber collate carefully all the information…
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Unknown to George R. Latham, November 8, 1861
Camp Gauley Mountain, November 8, 1861. Schenck’s boats will not be ready to-night. Scouts from Lookout and — Bowyer’s Ferry report no indications of approaching force. There is a scout…
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Unknown to George H. Thomas, November 9, 1861
Frankfort, November 9, 1861. General GEORGE H. THOMAS, Crab Orchard: SIR : Information has reached this department that Captain Munday and a body of men (Kentucky volunteer cavalry) presented themselves…
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Unknown to William S. Rosecrans, November 9, 1861
Camp Gauley Mountain, November 9, 1861. Yours (No. 16) received. This rain is very untoward. General Schenckâs report not yet in. Rain may prevent his crossing. He will not be…
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Unknown to Joseph A. J. Lightburn, November 9, 1861
Camp Gauley Mountain, November 9, 1861. Yours (No. 18) received. Major Crawford just returned, and reports the river too high to cross to night, but falling; will be ready by…
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Unknown to Judah P. Benjamin, November 9, 1861
KNOXVILLE KNOXVILLE, November 9, 1861. Two large bridges on my road were burned last night about 12 o’clock; also one bridge on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad at the…
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Unknown to Major Crawford, November 10, 1861
Camp Gauley Mountain, November 10, 1861. Major Crawford says he thinks those two regiments, or a part of them at least, are moved down again this side of Warner’s, on…
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Unknown to Henry E. McCulloch, November 10, 1861
La Mesilla, Ariz. La Mesilla, Ariz., November 10, 1861. Col. H. E. MCCULLOCH, Commanding Department of Texas, San Antonio, Tex.: SIR: I have nothing new to report as to the…
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Unknown to Zollicoffer, November 10, 1861
y KNOXVILLE y KNOXVILLE, November 10, 1861. General ZOLLICOFFER : SIR: Information has been received that Mr. Hodgson, a member of the legislature, has been making a treasonable speech over…