Telegram
J. O. Fremont to Edwin M. Stanton, June 1, 1862
HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD,
Near Strasburg, June 1, 1862—6 p. m..
Your telegram of this date received at 5 o’clock. The skirmish of this morning was confined to infantry and artillery of our advance and lasted about two hours, at the expiration of which time the enemy retired. Our loss only 7 wounded. State of rebels not known. I amnow (6 o’clock) about driving in their pickets, and if that does not bring cz a general engagement shall close with him early to-morrow morning.
J. O. FREMONT,
Major-General.
Hon. E. M. STANTON,
Seoretary of War.
Hon. E. M. STANTON,
Seoretary of War.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Near Strasburg. Summary: Major-General Fremont reports a brief skirmish near Strasburg with minimal Union casualties and plans to engage the enemy fully the following morning during the Civil War.
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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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