Letter
H. W. Slocum, December 4, 1862
HEADQUARTERS TWELFTH CORPS,
Harper’s Ferry, Va., December 4, 1862.
About.4,000 infantry and artillery, under General Geary, started on @ reconnaissance Tuesday morning, with instructions to go to Winchester, if deemed prudent. I have not heard from General Geary since, but think he must have reached Winchester. I have no cavalry yet.
H. W. SLOCUM,
Major-General of Volunteers.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Location: Harper's Ferry, Va.. Summary: Major-General H. W. Slocum reports dispatching 4,000 troops under General Geary on a reconnaissance mission toward Winchester, Virginia, while noting the absence of cavalry support.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 21
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