Letter
James L. Corley to Scort, July 11, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT N. W. A,
Camp at Laurel Hill, July 11, 1861.
Colonel Scort, Commanding Regiment en route to Laurel Mill:
COLONEL: General Garnett directs that you return to Beverly and take up the position in the Buckhannon road requested by Colonel Pegram, and defend your position to the last, if you should be attacked.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES L. CORLEY,
Captain, C. S. Army, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
Take some of Captain Moorman's men with you from Leadsville Church, and inform
me by a mounted express of any movement of the enemy of which you are positive.
Captain, C. S. Army, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
Take some of Captain Moorman's men with you from Leadsville Church, and inform
me by a mounted express of any movement of the enemy of which you are positive.
By order of General Garnett:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Camp at Laurel Hill. Summary: Captain James L. Corley orders Colonel Scort to return to Beverly, defend the Buckhannon road position as requested by Colonel Pegram, and report any confirmed enemy movements immediately.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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