Letter
Alfred Pleasonton to Daniel Butterfield, January 1, 1863
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS,
Jume 11, 1863.
Jume 11, 1863—7.15 p. m. Major-General BUTTERFIELD, Chief of Staff: Your dispatch of 5.30 p. m. received. Deserters state that the enemy have 60,000 infantry at Culpeper—Pickett’s, Anderson’s, Hood’s, and McLaws’. General Lee is also there. Ewell is at Fredericksburg with Jackson’s corps. A. P. Hill is on the heights. These deserters came over this morning. Hood’s division came to Brandy Station on the evening of the 9th.
A. PLEASONTON,
Brigadwer-General.
[P. S.]—I encountered infantry in the fight of the 9th. We want
more infantry here.
[P. S.]—I encountered infantry in the fight of the 9th. We want
more infantry here.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: A. Pleasonton informs Major-General Butterfield of Confederate troop concentrations near Culpeper and requests additional infantry support following cavalry engagements on June 9, 1863.
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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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