Letter
A. Smead to It is a fact that at the battle of McDowell Icommanded the Second, May 5, 1862
Camp at Valley Mills, Va., May 5, 1862.
Brigade commanders will cause the different regiments and independent companies of their respective commands to have cooked and put in haversacks the provisions they will draw to-morrow, and be in readiness to march at any moment.
By order of General Johnson °
. A. SMEAD,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.
According to the order of march we marched by brigades, each bri
gade followed by its wagons.
It is a fact that at the battle of McDowell I commanded the Second
Brigade and that Major Cobb commanded the Forty-fourth Regiment.
WwW. C. SCOTT,
Colonel Forty-fourth Regiment Virginia Volunteers.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Camp at Valley Mills, Va.. Summary: Lieutenant-Colonel A. Smead orders brigade commanders to prepare provisions and readiness for immediate march, while W.C. Scott confirms commanding roles at the Battle of McDowell in 1862.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 12, Part 1
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