Letter
Gouverneur K. Warren to Major-General HUMPHREYS, October 22, 1863
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
Auburn, October 22, 1863.
If we are to stay any number of days at this place, would it not be well for me to station a brigade at Greenwich, and detachments at other points between here and Gainesville, so as to prevent guerrillas from infesting the road?
I would not trouble ‘hah with such an insignificant matter, but that such a scattering of my force might interfere with my prompt execution of any movements you may have in view for us.
Respectfully,
G. K. WARREN,
Major-General of Volunteers.
'CIRCULAR. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
October 23, 1863.
Major-General of Volunteers.
'CIRCULAR. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
October 23, 1863.
r The several corps of the army are posted as follows, at the present
ime:
First Corps at Georgetown.
Second Corps where the Warrenton Branch Railroad crosses Turkey Run.
ime:
First Corps at Georgetown.
Second Corps where the Warrenton Branch Railroad crosses Turkey Run.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Auburn. Summary: G. K. Warren proposes stationing brigades along roads near Auburn to prevent guerrilla attacks while considering potential impacts on troop mobility during the Army of the Potomac's 1863 deployment.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 29, Part 1
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