Letter

A. J. Alexander to Brigadier-General GREGG, June 23, 1863

HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS,

Brigadier-General GREGG, Commanding Second Cavalry Division:

GENERAL: I am directed by the commanding general to say that inasmuch as your division is now the largest, you will detail one regiment to report to Major-General Slocum at Leesburg to-morrow, at as early an hour as practicable.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

A. J. ALEXANDER,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS SECOND CoRPs,
June 23, 1863—8.30 p. m.
Brigadier-General WILLIAMS,
Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of the Potomac:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Aldie. Summary: A. J. Alexander instructs Brigadier-General Gregg to detail one regiment from his large cavalry division to report to Major-General Slocum at Leesburg promptly on June 24, 1863.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 27, Part 1 View original source ↗