Letter
Daniel Butterfield to Joseph Hooker, December 13, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
December 13, 1862.
December 13, 1862—4.10 p. m. General HOOKER:
GENERAL: Have just sent Sykes’ orders Candler brought to me in front the Telegraph road. Griffin I have had to place to relieve Sturgis, and he is now engaged. In compliance with urgent, reports from General Couch, I have sent Humphreys to his support. My command is thus all placed in action. General Couch sent word that his command was falling back, and he must have help; therefore I sent Humphreys.
Very respectfully,
BUTTERFIELD,
Brigadier-General.
{Inclosure No. 11.]
Brigadier-General.
{Inclosure No. 11.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Summary: Brigadier General Butterfield informs General Hooker of troop deployments, including sending Humphreys to support General Couch's retreating command during the 1862 battle.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 21
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