Letter

B. F. Kelley to Lorenzo Thomas, January 17, 1862

Author

B. F. Kelley

Recipient

Lorenzo Thomas

Date

January 17, 1862

Type

Letter

: HEADQUARTERS,
Cumberland, Md., January 17, 1862.

GENERAL:

I herewith inclose you Colonel Dunningâs report of the

expedition to Blueâs Gap on the 8th [7th] instant. ; I am happy to say that the expedition was an entire success. The

effect was, as I intended, to divert the attention of General Jackson from Hancock, he supposing that I was moving on Winchester with my whole force, and therefore beat a precipitous retreat from Hancock and fell back on Winchester.

I am happy to say that the troops under my late command evinced on that occasion the same energy and gallantry that have characterized them ever since they have been under my command.

your obedient servant,

Brigadier-General.
General L. THOMAS,
Adjutant- General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.
No. 7. =
Report of Col. Samuel H. Dunning, Fifth Ohio Infantry, of skirmish at
Hanging Rock Pass, W. Va.
ROMNEY, VA., January 9, 1862.

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in Maryland, N. Virginia, W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Cumberland, Md.. Summary: Brigadier General B. F. Kelley reports to General L. Thomas that a successful expedition to Blue's Gap effectively diverted Confederate General Jackson's forces from Hancock during the Civil War.

Topics

1862 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 5 View original source ↗