Letter

Irvin McDowell to The witness continued, May 22, 1862

Author

Irvin McDowell

Recipient

The witness continued

Date

May 22, 1862

Type

Letter

Opposite Fredericksburg, Va., May 22, 1862.

GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday’s date, inclosing a letter concerning Generals Buckner and Tilghman.

I have no knowledge whatever of the treatment shown these gentlemen, and am unable to state anything coucerning them.

The letter you have inclosed will be immediately transmitted to Washington, whence only authentic information on the point in question can come. As soon as I receive any it will be immediately communicated to you.

I have ihe honor to be, general,

very respectfully, your most obedient servant,

IRVIN McDOWELL

Major-General, Commandin gy:

The witness continued:

On the 24th May General McDowell addressed to General J. R. Anderson a letter on

the same subject, which is recorded at page 212 in the letter-book.

The recorder read the letter as follows:

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Opposite Fredericksburg, Va.. Summary: Irvin McDowell informs General Anderson he lacks information on Generals Buckner and Tilghman's treatment and forwards the inquiry to Washington for authentic details.

Topics

1862 Civil War Field Reports Military Correspondence Military Operations

Sources

The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 12, Part 1 View original source ↗