Letter

George G. Meade to Fred. T. Locke, February 8, 1863

CIRCULAR. HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,

February 8, 1863. In compliavce with the instructions received from headquarters Army of the Potomac,* Brigadier-General Griffin will make the necessary detail from his command, and carry out the provisions of the instructions aforesaid. General Griffin will direct the commanding officer of the detail to report to General Woodbury, at headquarters Army of the Potomac, at 4 p. m. to-day.

By command of Major General Meade:

FRED. T. LOCKE,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
* See Butterfield to Meade, February 7, p. 59.
SPECIAL ORDEBS, ay rae gress J ARMY OF THE Potomac,
No. 39. Camp near Falmouth, Va., February 8, 1863.
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VII. Paragraph VI, of Special Orders, No. 38, of yesterday's date, is
so far modified as to direct that Brig. Gen. W. W. Burns report for
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: General Meade orders Brigadier-General Griffin to detail troops and ensure their commanding officer reports to General Woodbury at Army of the Potomac headquarters on February 8, 1863.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 25, Part 1 View original source ↗