Letter
Isaac J. Wistar to Action approved, October 23, 1863
HEADQUARTERS,
Yorktown, October 23, 1863.
Respectfully forwarded to the major-general commanding department, for his information. I have telegraphed to Colonel West to execute his plan boldly, but take care not to take his infantry too far from support.
Respectfully,
I. J. WISTAR,
Brigadier-General.
P. S.—Mrs. Lee was sent out under permission from department
headquarters, granted some time since, with caution '"'never to
Brigadier-General.
P. S.—Mrs. Lee was sent out under permission from department
headquarters, granted some time since, with caution '"'never to
return."
(Second indorsement.]
Action approved.
WaR DEPARTMENT,
(Second indorsement.]
Action approved.
WaR DEPARTMENT,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Yorktown. Summary: Brigadier-General I. J. Wistar approves Colonel West's bold military plan while cautioning against overextending infantry and notes permission granted for Mrs. Lee's departure without return.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 29, Part 1
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