Letter
Horatio G. Wright to Brevet Major-General WEBB, March 19, 1865
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS,
March 19, 1865.
March 19, 1865—10.20 p. m. Brevet Major-General WEBB: Deserters from Scales’ brigade report a rumor in their camp to-day that Raleigh is in our possession. No details given. No new movements of troops in our front.
H. G. WRIGHT,
Major-General, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General H. G. Wright informs Brevet Major-General Webb of a rumor from deserters claiming Union forces have captured Raleigh, while noting no confirmed troop movements in their front.
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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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