Letter
Ambrose E. Burnside to Ambrose E. Burnside, December 12, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FRANKLIN’S GRAND DIVISION,
December 12, 1862.
December 12, 1862—9.15 a. m.]. (Received 12.45 p. m.)
General BURNSIDE, Commanding Army of the Potomac:
General Franklin’s grand division crossing well. Two divisions of Smith’s corps already over. The third division about to cross. Bayard’s cavalry will cross first, to reconnoiter, and to communicate with Sumner. A battery is now crossing. Three batteries already over.: A portion of the artillery on the bluffs in position might, it is thought be advantageously taken over. Franklin needs some.
Very respectfully,
Brigadier-General of Volunteers and Assistant Inspector. General.
HEADQUARTERS LEFT GRAND DrvisIon,
December 12, 1862—10.45 a. m. (Received 1 p. in.)
General BURNSIDE:
HEADQUARTERS LEFT GRAND DrvisIon,
December 12, 1862—10.45 a. m. (Received 1 p. in.)
General BURNSIDE:
Smith's corps all over, except a few regiments; Reynolds crossing
his First Division (Meade's) ; Smith's right rests on the ravine at Deep
Oreek ; Reynolds to be on the left of Smith, line occupying crest of hills
beyond the bridges; General Bayard out with his cavalry. Enemy reported to be placing guns on Smith's right. Rifle battery sent for to
his First Division (Meade's) ; Smith's right rests on the ravine at Deep
Oreek ; Reynolds to be on the left of Smith, line occupying crest of hills
beyond the bridges; General Bayard out with his cavalry. Enemy reported to be placing guns on Smith's right. Rifle battery sent for to
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Summary: General Burnside receives updates on troop and artillery crossings by Franklin's and Smith's divisions during a coordinated maneuver near Deep Creek in December 1862, requesting additional artillery support.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 21
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