SPECIAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS, September 14, 1861. No. —. Camp on Valley River, Va., September 14, 1861. The forced reconnaissance of the enemy’s positions, both at Cheat Mountain Pass and…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, A. O. W. VA., Elk Water, September 17, 1861. GENERAL: The operations of this brigade for the past few days may be summed up as follows: On…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST REGIMENT U. S. CHASSEURS, Camp Advance, September 11, 1861—8 p. m.. Sir: I have the honor to report that, in compliance with special orders from headquarters, I reported…
CLARKSBURG CLARKSBURG, August 28, 1861. General Cox reports, under date 27th, Seventh Ohio, under Tyler, advanced regiment at Cross-Lanes, below Summersville, was surprised by Floyd while eating his breakfast, and…
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, D. C., March 31, 1862. The order in respect to Blenker is not designed to hinder or delay the movement of Richardson or any other force. He…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, February 23, 1862. GENERAL: Youare assigned to the command of the land forces destined to co-operate with the Navy in the attacks upon New Orleans.…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, January 7, 1869. GENERAL: In accordance with verbal instructions heretofore given you, you will, after uniting with Flag-Officer Goldsborough, at Fort Monroe, proceed under his…
HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES, Paducah, Ky., September 28, 1861. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Headquarters Department of the West, Saint Louis, Mo. : General Frémont’s letter of September 26 just received. The gunboat…
HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES, Paducah, Ky., September 28, 1861. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, Headquarters Department of the West, Saint Louis, Mo. : Intimations from various quarters are that this place is…
HEADQUARTERS, MULDRAUGH’S HILL; KENTUCKY, September 27, 1861. : September 27, 1861. SIR: When I left Louisvillein the ears, in charge of the Home Guard, followed by Rousseau’s brigade, I understood…