Letter
A. J. Alexander to O. O. Howarp, June 13, 1863
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS,
Warrenton Junction, Va., June 13, 1863.
Maj. Gen. O. O. Howarp, Commandiny Eleventh Army Corps:
GENERAL: In reply to your communication of this date, I am directed by General Pleasonton to acknowledge its receipt, and to say that there is no news, excepting rumors that the enemy are moving up to turn our right. We have telegraphic communication with headquarters Army of the Potomac, via Alexandria and Washington, and will have it direct to-morrow, via Bealeton and Hartwood Church.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. J. ALEXANDER,
Chief of Stuff, and Assistant Adjutant-General.
BEALETON, Jwne 13, 1863.
General PLEASONTON :
Chief of Stuff, and Assistant Adjutant-General.
BEALETON, Jwne 13, 1863.
General PLEASONTON :
Yours of the 13th has just been received. Howard's troops will
be up to-night. I suppose you will have to look to him when his
troops come up. It is more than probable Meade's will be up at
Warrenton Junction to-morrow.
be up to-night. I suppose you will have to look to him when his
troops come up. It is more than probable Meade's will be up at
Warrenton Junction to-morrow.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Warrenton Junction, Va.. Summary: A. J. Alexander informs Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard of no confirmed enemy movements but rumors of a flank maneuver, updates on telegraphic communications, and troop movements near Warrenton Junction during the 1863 Civil War.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 27, Part 1
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