Letter
Eyo. A Dumphreys to David B. Birney, November 8, 1863
HEADQUARTERS THIRD CORPS,
November 8, 1863.
November 8, 1863. Major-General HumpHREYs, Chief of Staff:
GENERAL: Major-General Birney reports that the enemy has left ue front. Johnson went to Brandy Station and across Mountain un. W. M. H. FRENCH, Major-General.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac, November 8, 1863—8.30 a. m. Commanding Officer Fifth Corps:
Move forward from Paoli Mills, half way to Stevensburg, where a road to Brandy Station branches. If you can find a road on north side of Mountain Run, use it in preference.
Very respectfully, &c.,
Major-General, and Chief of Staff.
NOVEMBER §&, 1863—8,30 a. m.
Commanding Officer Sixth Corps:
What is the condition of affairs in your front now ?
NOVEMBER §&, 1863—8,30 a. m.
Commanding Officer Sixth Corps:
What is the condition of affairs in your front now ?
Enemy retiring toward Stevensburg and Brandy Station. Birney
with Third eure moving toward Providence Church, to open communication with you.
, eyo. A DUMPHREYS,
Major-General, and Chief of Staff.
with Third eure moving toward Providence Church, to open communication with you.
, eyo. A DUMPHREYS,
Major-General, and Chief of Staff.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Eyo A. Dumphreys informs David B. Birney of Union troop movements toward Brandy Station and Stevensburg as Confederate forces retreat during the 1863 Civil War campaign.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 29, Part 1
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