Letter
George B. McClellan to Winfield Scott, September 11, 1861
SMITHS HEADQUARTERS, NEAR CHAIN BRIDGE,
September 11, 1861.
September 11, 1861. General Smith made reconnaissanee with 2,000 men to Lewinsville; remained several hours, and completed examination of the ground. 168 © OPERATIONS IN MD., N. VA., AND W. VA. (Cuar. XIV. When work was completed and the command had started back, the enemy opened fire with shell, killing 2 and wounding 3. Griffin’s battery silenced the enemy?s battery. Our men came back in perfect order and excellent spirits. They behaved most admirably under fire. We shall have no more Bull Run affairs.
GEO. B. MCCLELLAN,
Major-General, Commanding.
General WINFIELD SCOTT. :
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
General WINFIELD SCOTT. :
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, N. Virginia, W. Virginia, 1861–62.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 5
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