Letter
E.D. Townsend to William S. Rosecrans, October 6, 1861
HEADQUARTERS ARMY,
Washington, October 6, 1861.
Brigadier-General ROSECRANS, U.S. A., i Commanding Cross-Lanes, Western Virginia : By Tuesday next [8th instant], at the latest, 3,000 men will leave Pittsburgh to join you by boats up the Kanawha to Gauley, or as high up as they can go. Your staff at Cincinnati is ordered through General Mitchel to forward them supplies. It is intended to send you six regiments in all as soon as possible.
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General. —
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Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, N. Virginia, W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Washington. Summary: E. D. Townsend orders Brigadier-General Rosecrans to expect 3,000 troops from Pittsburgh by October 8, with supplies coordinated through Cincinnati, aiming to reinforce his command in Western Virginia.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 5
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