Letter
Franz Sigel to Witutiam H. PowELu, May 5, 1864
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY BRIGADE,
Arricania, May 5, 1864.
Col. Witutiam H. PowELu, Commanding: Sir: Have all the men saddle up. Send all the men who are going back to the other side of the river (Major Conger’s camp). end word here the moment you have done this and are all ready to move.
By command of Brig. Gen. A. N. Duffié:
E. W. CLARK, Jr.,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
WINCHESTER, May 5, 1864.
A party of 600 of our cavalry are ordered to Charlestown. They
Assistant Adjutant-General.
WINCHESTER, May 5, 1864.
A party of 600 of our cavalry are ordered to Charlestown. They
will come from Berryville. Inform your outposts of these 600 men.
Three hundred will report to you after they return from their expedition.
F. SIGEL,
Major-General.
Three hundred will report to you after they return from their expedition.
F. SIGEL,
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Arricania. Summary: Major-General F. Sigel orders Colonel Witutiam H. PowELu to prepare cavalry troops for movement and coordinate the return of 300 men following a 600-man expedition to Charlestown.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 37, Part 1
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