Letter
BE. D. Townsend to Irvin McDowell, July 23, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Washington, July 23, 1861.
Brigadier-General MCDOWELL, Arlington : The General-in-Chief directs that you have a suitable escort at the Georgetown Ferry at one o’clock to-day to meet the President of the United States, and accompany him throughout lines to visit the troops. The General also directs that after this service is performed all the companies of cavalry except two be sent over to this side the river and report to General Mansfield.
BE. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Washington.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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