Dispatch
E. K. M. Stanton to Magsor, May 4, 1864
Charleston, W. Va.
Charleston, W. Va., May 4, 1864.
Magsor: Your report of engagement on the 3d instant was received this morning. Capt. James L. Botsford, assistant adjutantgeneral, has gone south with the general. All mounted and armed men have left here with the general, therefore it will be impossible to send you any re-enforcements. Keep your men well in hand; do not allow any of them to straggle away from camp. Keep a sharp lookout against surprise, and do not let your men run into ambush.
respectfully, R. YOUART
Major, Commanding Post.
CoLumBvus, Ou10, May 4, 1864—2.40 p. m.
(Received 4.45 p. m.)
Hon. E. K. M. Stanton,
CoLumBvus, Ou10, May 4, 1864—2.40 p. m.
(Received 4.45 p. m.)
Hon. E. K. M. Stanton,
Secretary of War:
Your dispatch of yesterday disposes of twenty regiments. There
are seventeen regiments more. What disposition shall be made of
them ? Weare likely to be delayed some time for want of blankets
Your dispatch of yesterday disposes of twenty regiments. There
are seventeen regiments more. What disposition shall be made of
them ? Weare likely to be delayed some time for want of blankets
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Charleston, W. Va.. Summary: Major R. Youart informs Magsor of the impossibility of sending reinforcements due to troop movements and advises vigilance against ambushes during the 1864 Civil War engagements.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 37, Part 1
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