Letter

C. Dimmock to Robert S. Garnett, May 2, 1861

Richmond, Va.

Col. R. S. GARNETT, Adjutant-General. :

Sir: Captain Carter, of this department, has just returned from Harper’s Ferry, and reports that a large portion of the machinery and all the materials are still unmoved. I am soimpressed with the importance of securing this property, that I report these facts for the information of the General-in-Chief. If more expedition be not made, may it not be recaptured ?

very respectfully,

C. DIMMOCK,
Colonel of Ordnance.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Richmond, Va..
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2 View original source ↗