Letter
J; Hy Taylor to Robert O. Tyler, May 8, 1864
Washington, D. C.
Washington, D. C., May 8, 1864.
Brig. Gen. R. O. TYLER, Commanding Division, at Fairfax Court-House : GENERAL: A battalion of dismounted cavalry, 275 strong, will leave here by rail at 10 a. m. to-morrow, to report to you at Fairfax crave for duty on the road. Let them be met there with instrucions.
Respectfully,
J; Hy TAYLOR,
Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General.
Washington, May 8, 1864—11.30 a. m.
Major-General SIGEL,
Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General.
Washington, May 8, 1864—11.30 a. m.
Major-General SIGEL,
Near Winchester, Va.:
Fifteen regiments of Ohio militia have been ordered to your department—two to Cumberland, three to Parkersburg, four to Charleston,
three t. New Creek, and threo to Harper's Ferry. One also ordered
to Gallipolis, to relieve your troops stationed there. Governor Boreman was authorized to retain the Fourth West Virginia Veterans,
Fifteen regiments of Ohio militia have been ordered to your department—two to Cumberland, three to Parkersburg, four to Charleston,
three t. New Creek, and threo to Harper's Ferry. One also ordered
to Gallipolis, to relieve your troops stationed there. Governor Boreman was authorized to retain the Fourth West Virginia Veterans,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Washington, D. C.. Summary: J. Hy Taylor directs Brig. Gen. R. O. Tyler to receive a 275-strong dismounted cavalry battalion at Fairfax for road duty and informs Major-General Sigel of Ohio militia deployments across strategic locations in 1864.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 37, Part 1
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