Letter
J. Spreadbury to Brevet Major-General CUSTER, March 16, 1865
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY, MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
Mangohick Ohurch, Va., March 16, 1865.
Brevet Major-General CUSTER, Commanding Third Cavalry Division :
GENERAL: You will detail fifty picked men and horses, with one commissioned officer, for the purpose of proceeding to White House. The detail will report to Brevet Brigadier-General Forsyth, chief of staff, army headquarters, with the least possible delay.
By command of Brevet Major-General Merritt:
J. SPREADBURY,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Mangohick Ohurch, Va.. Summary: J. Spreadbury orders General Custer to detail fifty men and horses with an officer to report promptly to General Forsyth at White House for military duty.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 46, Part 1
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