Letter

Edwin M. Stanton to Onar. 1X. Engagement At Big Bethel, Va, March 31, 1862

Author

Edwin M. Stanton

Recipient

Onar. 1X. Engagement At Big Bethel, Va

Date

March 31, 1862

Type

Letter

CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEP’?,
Richmond, March 31, 1862.
To the honorable the Speaker of the House of Representatives :

Sir: In reply to the resolution of the House of Representatives, I ‘have the honor to communicate herewith copies of the official reports on file in this Department of the battle of Bethel on the 10th of June, 1861.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

Secretary of War.
onar. 1X.) ENGAGEMENT AT BIG BETHEL, VA. :
No. 7.
Reports of Col. J. B. Magruder, C. 8S. Army.
HEADQUARTERS BETHEL CHURCH, June 10, 1861.
Sir: I have the honor to inform you that we were attacked by about
3,500 troops of the Federal Army, with several pieces of heavy artillery,
firing grape shot, this morning at 10 o’clock, and at 12$ routed them

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Richmond. Summary: Secretary of War transmits official Confederate reports detailing the June 10, 1861, Battle of Big Bethel, where Colonel Magruder's forces repelled a 3,500-strong Union attack.

Topics

1862 Civil War Field Reports Military Correspondence Military Operations

Sources

The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2 View original source ↗