Letter
F Sianal Station to Daniel Butterfield, May 2, 1863
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO,
May 2, 1863.
May 2, 1863. Official copy for information of Major-General Sedgwick.
Respectfully, Assistant Adjutant-General.
F Sia@naL STATION,
May 2, 1863—10 p. m.
General BUTTERFIELD,
Chief of Staff:
May 2, 1863—10 p. m.
General BUTTERFIELD,
Chief of Staff:
A large and apparently brush fire has been visible for the last fifteen
minutes in woods south of the Massaponax, near Judge Brooks', on
Bowling Green road. It is now rapidly going down. Enemy had
camps in the vicinity.
minutes in woods south of the Massaponax, near Judge Brooks', on
Bowling Green road. It is now rapidly going down. Enemy had
camps in the vicinity.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: F Sianal Station reports to General Butterfield a rapidly diminishing brush fire near Massaponax, possibly linked to enemy camps, for Major-General Sedgwick's information.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 25, Part 1
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