Letter
George Stoneman to A. J. Alexander, December 22, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD CORPS,
December 22, 1862.
December 22, 1862.
Respectfully referred to Brigadier-General Birney, with request that he report on the eee plea ee 7 :
By command of Brigadier-General Stoneman, commanding corps:
: A. J. ALEXANDER,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS First DIVISION, THIRD CORPS,
Camp, December 22, 1862.
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS First DIVISION, THIRD CORPS,
Camp, December 22, 1862.
The major-general commanding center grand division was misinformed. My division did not lose the road. My orders were to follow
Sickles' division. The artillery of that division being in its rear, and
progressing slowly, delayed my command, but it bivouacked at the
point ordered, and as soon as the road was clear of Sickles' artillery.
Sickles' division. The artillery of that division being in its rear, and
progressing slowly, delayed my command, but it bivouacked at the
point ordered, and as soon as the road was clear of Sickles' artillery.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Summary: Brigadier-General Stoneman clarifies that his division followed orders to trail Sickles' division despite artillery delays, disputing claims that his troops lost the road during the 1862 campaign.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 21
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