Letter

A. N. Duffie to William W. Averell, May 1, 1864

HEADQUARTERS THIRD CAVALRY BRIGADE,

Brig. Gen. W. W. AVERELL, Commanding Cavalry Division: Sir : I have the honor to report sixty-three officers and men from the Third West Virginia Cavalry, and twenty-five of the Fifth West Virginia Cavalry, besides what are at Logan Court-House of the Third West Virginia Cavalry, are the surplus, after giving 500 men for Colonel Oley, commanding Second Brigade. The captain commanding detachment Third West Virginia Cavalry is ordered to report to you for instructions. :

A. N. DUFFIE,

Brigadier-General of Volunteers, Commanding.
Hpg@rs. THIRD CAVALRY BRIGADE,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Camp Piatt, W. Va.. Summary: A. N. Duffie reports surplus cavalrymen from the Third and Fifth West Virginia Cavalry and directs their captain to report to Brig. Gen. W. W. Averell for further orders.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 37, Part 1 View original source ↗