Letter
E.D. Townsend to Irvin McDowell, June 15, 1861
Washington
Washington, June 15, 1861.
General MCDOWELL, Arlington: General Scott says, whether Harper’s Ferry is evacuated or not, General Patterson cannot cross the river before Wednesday next [19th]. This in reference to a proposed movement of yours, on the expediency of which events must now decide.
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Washington.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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