Telegram
J. O. Fremont to Abraham Lincoln, May 31, 1862
HEADQUARTERS MOUNTAIN DEPARTMENT,
Wardensville, May 31, 1862.
Your telegram of 31st [30th?] received. Main column at this place. Roads heavy and weather terrible. Heavy storm of rain most of yesterday and all last night. Our cavalry and scouts have covered the roads 10 to 15 miles ahead. The enemy’s cavalry and ours now in sight of each other on the Strasburg road. Engagement expected to-day. The army is pushing forward, and I intend to carry out operations proposed.
J. O. FREMONT,
Major-General, Commanding.
To the PRESIDENT.
(Copy to McDowell.)
To the PRESIDENT.
(Copy to McDowell.)
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Wardensville. Summary: Major-General Fremont reports to President Lincoln on May 31, 1862, that his forces face difficult weather and terrain but are advancing toward an imminent engagement with enemy cavalry near Strasburg.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 12, Part 1
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