Letter
Alfred Pleasonton to Joseph Hooker, June 11, 1863
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS,
June 11, 1863.
June 11, 1863—6.30 p. m. Major-General HOOKER, Commanding Army of the Potomac: Two deserters from Robertson’s cavalry, just in, report they were in the fight day before yesterday, and that 20,000 infantry of Longstreet’s command came to Brandy Station that night.
A. PLEASONTON,
Brigadier-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: A. Pleasonton informs Major-General Hooker of deserters' report that 20,000 infantry from Longstreet's command arrived at Brandy Station following recent cavalry fighting.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 27, Part 1
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