Letter
Henry W. Halleck to George R. Schenck, June 8, 1863
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Washington, D. C., June 8, 1863.
Major-General SCHENCK, Baltwmore: The indications are that the enemy is massing about 12,000 cavalry and artillery in Culpeper County for araid. Deserters say the men have been given to understand that it is to be a long and desperate one. I can only repeat the recommendation so often madeto you, tomass your troops more in convenient places for.rapid and concerted operations, holding railroad bridges only with small detachments in blockhouses, and exposing no large forces in advanced positions where they are liable to be cutoff. We Peony shall not know the direction or intention of this raid till it is actually in motion; hence the necessity of keeping your forces well in hand for a sudden movement.
H. W. HALLECK,
General-in-Chief.
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Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Washington, D. C.. Summary: General Halleck warns Major-General Schenck of an imminent large Confederate cavalry raid near Culpeper County and advises concentrating troops for rapid response while minimizing exposed positions.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 27, Part 1
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