Letter
Charles H. Morgan to Christopher C. Augur, March 21, 1865
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
March 21, 1865.
March 21, 1865. Maj. Gen. C. C. AUGUR, Commanding Department of Washington: Major-General Hancock desires the Second Regiment, First Veteran Corps, Lieutenant-Colonel Kusserow commanding, to be ordered toreport to Brevet Major-General Brooke at Halltown, near Harper’s Ferry, as soon as practicable. A scout of one regiment of cavalry and one of infantry left here yesterday to go through Loudoun County and to Ashby’s and Snicker’s Gaps. They were at Hillsborough last night. The fords of the Shenandoah are not yet passable, and Mosby’s men will be obliged to move toward you.
C. H. MORGAN,
Brevet Brigadier-General and Chief of Staff.
Hpqrs. DEPT. OF Washington, 22D ARMY OORPS,
Hpqrs. DEPT. OF Washington, 22D ARMY OORPS,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Brevet Brigadier-General Morgan orders Major-General Augur to dispatch the Second Regiment to support operations near Harper's Ferry amid scouting movements and difficult Shenandoah River crossings.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 46, Part 1
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