Letter
H. Whipple to Theodore Read, March 18, 1865
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION,
March 18, 1865.
March 18, 1865—11.50 p.m. Lieut. Col. THEODORE READ, Assistant Adjutant-General: I received orders directing Colonel West to withdraw his command. Have countermanded the order for the wagon. Couriers just left with orders for Colonel West.
H. ©. WHIPPLE,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: H. Whipple informs Theodore Read of countermanding Colonel West's withdrawal orders and dispatches couriers to communicate updated instructions.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 46, Part 1
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