A. J. Alexander to Eckert, June 14, 1863

June 14, 1863—7.15 p. m. Major Eckert, War Department:

Gaines’ Cross-Roads is on the road from Culpeper to Chester Gap. I have information that the rebel column passed through Chester Gap on Thursday [11th] and Friday. Fifteen thousand infantry and artillery and a good deal of cavalry were left at Culpeper, and are now there.

My scouts just in from Barbee’s Cross-Roads and Chester Gap. No signs of enemy between this and those points. Shots were heard to-day a long distance off, in the direction of Harper’s Ferry.

A. PLEASONTON, Brigadier-General, Commanding.

STAFFORD, June 14, 1863—7.15. (Received 7.40.) General HANCOCK : The following for your information :

General SEDGWICK :

As soon as trains have passed, move your corps, following them to Dumfries without delay. Inform Hancock. DANL. BUTTERFIELD.

[SEDG WICK, Major-General. HEADQUARTERS, Warrenton Junction, June 14, 1863—7.30 p. m. Major-General BUTTERFIELD, Chief of Staff, Army of the Potomac, Dumfries :

I ordered the sup ly trains to turn off at Bristoe, and to cross the Occoquan above Cedar Run to Centreville. Birney’s train may have gone in that way, but I do not think any others.

I will be here to-night with Pleasonton. Meade is at Catlett’s; Howard at Centreville. Doubleday is at Kettle Run, and will move to Manassas to-night; Meade early in the morning. Birney will be

at Catlett’s also to-night. JOHN F. REYNOLDS, Major-General of Volunteers.

BEALETON, June 14, 1863.

Brigadier-General PLEASONTON, Commanding Cavalry Division:

Have you heard anything from the direction of Thoroughfare Gap

this morning ? JOHN F. REYNOLDS, Major-General of Volunteers, Commanding.

104 N. C., V. A., W. V. A., M. D., P. A., ETC. (Cuar. XXXIX.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac, June 14, 1863. General HANCOCK: How many troops and batteries in all do you think are over the

river ? DANL. BUTTERFIELD, Major-General.

SECOND CoRPs, June 14, 1863—8 p. m. General BUTTERFIELD:

There area good many. All reports agree in that. How many have moved up, I do not know, but a great many troops have been seen this afternoon moving out of the intrenchments at Fredericksburg to the right, and still a heavy force on the heights. I have no reports as to the number of batteries.

have no doubt they are prepared for a [sic] returned this afternoon, and says Hill was over there with between 20,000 and 30,000 men, and had sixty pieces of artillery at Hamilton’s Crossing yesteray. Lee, with Longstreet and Ewell, with about 70,000 men, about

Culpeper yesterday. WINF’D S. HANCOCK, Major-General.

DuMFRIES, June 14, 1863—8 p. m.

Brigadier-General PLEASONTON, _ Warrenton Junction:

General says if enemy are near Harper’s Ferry, his cavalry is with him. He would not think of crossing the Potomac with 15,000 artillery and infantry. DANL. BUTTERFIELD, Major-General.

AQuIA, June 14, 1863—8.30 [p. m.] General Hancock :

The stores here are being shipped rapidly. I think everything will be afloat before morning, excepting the rolling-stock of the railroad, which will take about forty hours. General Warren has a command of about 1,500 men, and two small guns. There are some five or six gunboats here. Everything is taken from the different stations along the railroad, excepting some hospital property, now

being sent in. ; C. G. SAWTELLE, Lneutenant-Colonel, and Quartermaster.

HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CoRPs, ‘ Warrenton Junction, Va. June 14, 1863. Brig. Gen. D. MoM. Greaa,

Commanding Second Division:

GENERAL: General Buford has been instructed to relieve your pickets from Rappahannock Station to Sulphur Springs, and instruct the pickets, upon being relieved, to report to Colonel Duffié, who will strengthen and secure his line from Rappahannock Station down. General Buford’s brigade will connect on their right with the left of your brigade, in the vicinity of Warrenton. Colonel Duffié’s pickets will hold Rappahannock Station. After having supplied his command with four days’ subsistence, will send his wagons back to you.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,