Letter

B. F. Kelley, May 14, 1864

Author

Benjamin F. Kelley

Date

May 14, 1864

Type

Letter

HEADQUARTERS,

Harper’s Ferry, May 14, 1864.

The One hundred and fifty-ninth Ohio Militia are here. Two more regiments are on their way, and will be posted at Martinsburg ; will relieve the Second Maryland Eastern Shore, which, with the cavalry, are to be advanced to Bunker Hill. Colonel Maulsby, of the Potomac Home Brigade, will succeed Colonel Rodgers as commander of the post. The scouting party has returned and reported all quiet. Colonel Rodgers has information that no force is between Martinsburg and North Mountain. MAX WEBER, Brigadier-General. CUMBERLAND, May 14, 1864—6 p. m. Brigadier-General WEBER, Harpers Ferry: The One hundred and fifty-fifth Regiment Ohio Militia has just arrived here, and will proceed and report to you at Martinsburg; station either there or Harper’s Ferry, as you may think best.

B. F. KELLEY,

Brigadier-General.

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Harper's Ferry. Summary: Brigadier-General Kelley informs Brigadier-General Weber of the arrival and deployment of Ohio Militia regiments to reinforce positions at Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry during the Civil War in May 1864.

Topics

1864 Civil War Field Reports Military Correspondence Military Operations

Sources

The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 37, Part 1 View original source ↗