Letter
F. J. Porter to CORRESPONDENCE, ETC âUNION. 699, June 17, 1861
Hagerstown, Md., June 17, 1861.
General CADWALADER, Williamsport, Md.:
GENERAL: Have halted Thomas, Miles, and Burnside, sent for a battery at Carlisle, and have the whole force here ready to move to you. Hold your command well in hand. Contest the ford with good marksmen. Keep your command together to make a good stand till re-enforced.
By order of General Patterson :
Assistant Adjutant-General.
P. S.—The general sends Colonel Starkweather to you at once. Keep
the general informed by express.
CORRESPONDENCE, ETC —UNION. 699
HAGERSTOWN, MD., June 17, 1861.
General NEGLEY, Hagerstown, Md.:
GENERAL: Send Colonel Starkweather to Williamsport to report to
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Hagerstown, Md.. Summary: F. J. Porter orders General Cadwalader to hold Williamsport with marksmen and maintain a strong defensive position until reinforcements arrive, while coordinating troop movements and communications.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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