Letter
George G. Meade to Winfield S. Hancock, June 13, 1863
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH CORPS,
June 13, 1863.
June 13, 1863—8 p.m. (Received 9.30 p. m.) Major-General HANCOCK : Iam advised by General Butterfield that you will relieve my pickets at Banks’ Ford by infantry, if there is any delay in the cavalry report92 N. ©., V. A. W. V. A., M. D., P. A., ETC. (Cmar. XXXIX. ing to you. Iam also instructed to hold it strongly, and shall leave four companies or about 200 men there. Let me know when you can relieve them. I sent an aide to show your cavalry the road.
GEO. G. MEADE,
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: George G. Meade instructs Major-General Hancock to relieve his pickets at Banks' Ford with infantry if cavalry delays occur and to hold the position strongly with about 200 men.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 27, Part 1
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