Dispatch

Joseph E. Johnston to Samuel Cooper, November 28, 1861

: HEADQUARTERS,

Sir: I have the pleasure to transmit herewith the reports of three successful skirmishes by parties of our cavalry,* and respectfully invite the attention of the Government to the good conduct of Colonel Ransom, Lieutenant-Colonel Lee, and Major Martin, as well as that of their men. :

Most

respectfully, your obedient servant,

: J. E. JOHNSTON,
General.
General COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
No. 5.
Report of Maj. William T. Martin, Second Mississippi Cavalry.
. CAMP COOPER, November 16, 1861.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, N. Virginia, W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Centreville.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 5 View original source ↗