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Unknown to J. P. Martin, July 19, 1861
Fort Bragg, Cal. Fort Bragg, Cal., July 19, 1861. Lieut. J. P. MARTIN, Seventh Infantry, Comdg. Detachment in the Field, Camp near Spruce Grove: SIR: Your letter dated 14th July…
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Unknown to Major-General Patterson, July 20, 1861
Washington, July 20, 1861. Major-General PATTERSON, U.S. Army, Charlestown, Va.: Five Pennsylvania regiments, Colonel Paine’s Fourth Wisconsin, now at Harrisburg, and four regiments from this city, are ordered to join…
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Unknown to George Wright, July 20, 1861
Olympia Olympia, July 20, 1861. Col. G. WRIGHT, Ninth Infantry, U. S. Army, Commanding Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter. : SIR: Herewith I have the honor to transmit to you a…
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Unknown to W. W. Miller, July 20, 1861
Olympia Olympia, July 20, 1861. Hon. W. W. MILLER, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Olympia, Wash. Ter.: SIR: Herewith I inclose a petition addressed to the Governor of this Territory by…
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Unknown to H. M. McGill, July 20, 1861
Olympia, Wash. Ter. Olympia, Wash. Ter., July 20, 1861. Hon. H. M. MCGILL, Acting Governor, dc., Olympia, Wash. Ter.: SIR: [have to acknowledge receipt of your letter.of this date, covering…
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Unknown to Joseph F. Mansfield, July 20, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, July 20, 1861. General MANSFIELD, Commanding, é&e. : Telegraphic communication only open to Fairfax. You will please therefore take measures to carry out instructions of…
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Unknown to Joseph E. Johnston, July 20, 1861
RicumonD RicumonD, July 20, 1861. General JosEPH EH. JOHNSTON, Manassas Junction, Va. : GENERAL: You are a general in the Confederate Army, possessed of the power attaching to that rank.…
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Unknown, July 21, 1861
Grafton, Va., July 21, 1861. I was ordered by General Hill on the 7th of July to take twenty-five men of the Ringgold Cavalry to serve as mounted scouts under…
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Unknown to Irvin McDowell, July 21, 1861
July 21, 1861. : July 21, 1861â9 p. m. General McDOWELL, Centreville : Besides three regiments sent you by General Runyon from the reserve, four regiments have crossed the river…
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Unknown to Governor Curtin, July 21, 1861
Washington, July 21, 1861. Governor CuRTIN, Harrisburg, Pa. : Please send the Wisconsin regiment at Harrisburg to report to the general at Baltimore instead of Harperâs Ferry. Send all the…
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Unknown to MCDOWELL, Fairfax Court-House, July 21, 1861
HEADQUARTERS ARMY HEADQUARTERS ARMY, July 21, 1861. General MCDOWELL, Fairfax Court-House : Three regiments—Woodbury’s, McOunn’s, and another, name not known—are at Fairfax Station. , A commissary train is stopped a…
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Unknown to McDOWELL, Centreville, July 21, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, July 21, 1861. : July 21, 1861—9 p. m. General McDOWELL, Centreville : Besides three regiments sent you by General Runyon from the reserve, four regiments…
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Unknown to Runyon, Alexandria, Va, July 21, 1861
HEADQUARTERS ARMY HEADQUARTERS ARMY, July 21, 1861. General Runyon, Alexandria, Va. : Send forward no more troops from Alexandria during the night.
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Unknown to General Runyon, July 21, 1861
HEADQUARTERS ARMY, Washington HEADQUARTERS ARMY, Washington, July 21, 1861. General Runyon, Alexandria: Let the two New Jersey regiments remain at Fairfax Station, as General McDowell must know they are there,…
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Unknown to S. Coopper, July 21, 1861
MANASSAS MANASSAS, July 21, 1861. General S. CooPpER, Adjutant-General C. 8. Army: President Davis directs me to say send forward instantly all the troops, ammunition of all kinds, and provisions;…
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Unknown, July 22, 1861
Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter. Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter., July 22, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, U. X. Army, MAJOR: Your communication of the 18th instant is received. In reply I would state…
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Unknown to Colonel McCunn, July 22, 1861
HEADQUARTERS ARMY HEADQUARTERS ARMY, July 22, 1861. Colonel McCunn, Thirty-seventh New York, Fairfax Station : Come in with the regiments with you and Colonel Woodbury to your camps in Washington,
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Unknown, July 23, 1861
Arlington, Va., July 23, 1861. I hereby submit the following report of my shinee * cn in the engagement on the 21st instant: On arriving on the ground, I was…
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Unknown to Irvin McDowell, July 23, 1861
Washington, July 23, 1861. Brigadier-General MCDOWELL, Arlington: An Ohio âvolunteer, who left Gbutwevitle at 9 oâclock yesterday morning, walked to this place, and did not see an enemy. May you…
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Unknown to Irvin McDowell, July 23, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, July 23, 1861. Brigadier-General MCDOWELL, Arlington: An Ohio ‘volunteer, who left Gbutwevitle at 9 o’clock yesterday morning, walked to this place, and did not see…
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Unknown to E.D. Townsend, July 24, 1861
GRAFTON GRAFTON, July 24, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General : Cheat River region is stripped of troops except one regiment. One, diverted from Huttonsville, went to Oakland last…
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Unknown to Nathaniel P. Banks, July 24, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND, Fort McHenry, July 24, 1861. ; Sir: I received your confidential dispatch last evening, with the let___ ter inclosed, concerning the ‘”‘ Winans arms.”* Major-General Banks…
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Unknown to Daniel Tyler, July 25, 1861
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION, Camp on Meridian Hill, Washington, July 25, 1861. Str: In compliance with the orders of Brigadier-General Tyler, I have the honor to report the operations…
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Unknown, July 25, 1861
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION, Camp on Meridian Hill, Washington, July 25, 1861. Sir: In compliance with the orders of Brigadier-General Tyler, I have the honor to report the operations…