Letter
A. N. Duffie to Wark Department, October 20, 1863
Charleston
Charleston, October 20, 1863.
Srr: I have the honor to state that I have received information from reliable Union men that there is a force of rebel cavalry, num- bering from 300 to 400 men, under command of Colonel Beckley, now in Boone County, near Boone Court-House.. They are engaged. in conscripting for the rebel army and stealing horses, &c.
I would respectfully request permission to take my command and g° eS that place for the purpose of dispersing and capturing this
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. N. DUFFIE,
Brigadier-General, Commanding Cavalry.
Wark DEPARTMENT,
Washington, October 20, 1863—9 p. m..
Brigadier-General, Commanding Cavalry.
Wark DEPARTMENT,
Washington, October 20, 1863—9 p. m..
Major-General FostrEr,
Fort Monroe, Va.:
Advices from Richmond are that every available man, except some
local militia or home guards, has moved with Lee's army against the York River, destroy the railroad bridges, and threaten Richmond, so as to draw back some of Lee's forces? Please answer.
Fort Monroe, Va.:
Advices from Richmond are that every available man, except some
local militia or home guards, has moved with Lee's army against the York River, destroy the railroad bridges, and threaten Richmond, so as to draw back some of Lee's forces? Please answer.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Charleston. Summary: Brigadier-General A. N. Duffie requests permission to lead his cavalry to Boone County to disperse and capture a rebel force conscripting and stealing horses during the Civil War in 1863.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 29, Part 1
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