Letter
A. J. Alexander to Brigadier-General WHIPPLE, December 13, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD CORPS,
December 13, 1862.
December 13, 1862—9 a. m. Brigadier-General WHIPPLE: GENERAL: The general commanding corps directs that you place sour division in position to cross the three bridges opposite Fredericks- burg at once, to the support of General Sumner, in case he should need you. He also directs that you communicate the purport of this order to General Sumner. Very respectfally,
your obedient servant,
A. J. ALEXANDER,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
[Inclosure No. 8.]
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
[Inclosure No. 8.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Summary: A. J. Alexander orders Brigadier-General Whipple to position his division to cross three bridges near Fredericksburg promptly to support General Sumner if needed during the 1862 battle.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 21
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