Letter

Cc. C. Augur to Tyler, May 13, 1864

Author

Cc. C. Augur

Recipient

Tyler

Date

May 13, 1864

Type

Letter

Washington, D. C.

Washington, D. C., May 13, 1864.

General TYLER, Commanding, Fairfax Court-House: Send at once the Rhode Island cavalry and the battalion of Veteran Reserve Corps to Alexandria, to report to me from there the moment they arrive. The Second District of Columbia and the Fourth Delaware will be placed on the Orange and A.exandria Railroad, between Bull Run and Springfield Station, to report to General Slough. Colonel Lowell, with one of his cavalry regiments and the battalion of Pennsylvania infantry, will take post at Fairfax Court-House, the colonel to report direct to these headquarters. After making these changes report in oo here with your aides-de-camp and assistant adjutant-general. Apply to Alexandria for trains. Do not interfere with arrangements for the Irish Legion.

Cc. C. AUGUR,

Major-General, U. 8S. Volunteers,
Hpars. DEPT. OF Washington, 22D ARMY CORPS,

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Washington, D. C.. Summary: Major General C.C. Augur orders General Tyler to redeploy cavalry and infantry units to strategic railroad positions near Alexandria and Fairfax Court-House for coordinated defense and reporting during the 1864 Civil War campaign.

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 ↗