Letter
Geo. W. Randolph to onar. 1X.) ENGAGEMENT AT BIG BETHEL, VA. |, March 31, 1862
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,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Richmond. Summary: George W. Randolph transmits official Confederate reports detailing the June 10, 1861, Battle of Big Bethel, including Colonel J.B. Magruder's account of the Union attack with 3,500 troops and artillery.
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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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