Letter

Danl. Butterfield, April 8, 1863

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAQO,

April 8, 1863. Respectfully forwarded, through headquarters of the Army, for the information of the major-general commanding Defenses of Washington. It is believed that some dependence can be placed upon the information contained within, collected from scouts and spies employed in this army.

DANL. BUTTERFIELD,

Major-General, Chief of Staff.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Danl. Butterfield forwards intelligence from scouts and spies to inform the commanding officer of Washington's defenses during the Civil War in April 1863.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 25, Part 1 View original source ↗