Letter
Gouverneur K. Warren to Major-General HUMPHREYS, July 30, 1864
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
July 30, 1864.
July 30, 1864—7.50 a. m. Major-General HUMPHREYS:
I have just returned from the scene of General Burnside’s operations. In my opinion the battery of one or two guns to the left of General Burnside should be taken before attempting to seize the crest. It seems to me it can be done, as we shall take the infantry fire obliquely. This done the advance on the main hill will not be difficult. I think it would pay you to go to General Burnside’s position. You can see in amoment, and it is as easy to communicate with me as by telegraph. It will be some time before I hear from Crawford.
Respectfully,
G. K. WARREN,
Major-General.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,*
July 30, 1864—8 a. m.
Major-General.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,*
July 30, 1864—8 a. m.
Major-General HUMPHREYS:
I sent your dispatch to General Crawford with directions to do what
he could. He says "the lead-works are over a mile from the angle of
my picket-line. I do not think an attack upon the enemy's works at
I sent your dispatch to General Crawford with directions to do what
he could. He says "the lead-works are over a mile from the angle of
my picket-line. I do not think an attack upon the enemy's works at
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: G. K. Warren advises Major-General Humphreys to capture enemy artillery left of Burnside's position to facilitate seizing the crest and suggests Humphreys visit Burnside for direct assessment during the 1864 campaign.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 40, Part 1
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