Letter
Jas. A. Hardie to Ambrose H. E. Burnside, December 15, 1862
HEADQUARTERS LEFT GRAND DIVISION,
Monday, December 15, 1862.
General AMBROSE H. E. BURNSIDE:
On the extreme left the enemy have advanced their skirmishers, and Reynolds has sent word to advance his to meet them. Enemy digging and chopping, and now have on a hill a parapet of logs perpendicular to Reynolds’ line. Firing this morning from De Russy’s batteries across the river. Enemy seem to be strengthening their force in this direction.
Respectfully
' , JAS. A. HARDIE,
Brigadier-General of Volunteers.
Brigadier-General of Volunteers.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Location: Monday. Summary: Brigadier General Jas. A. Hardie reports to General Burnside enemy skirmisher advances, construction of defensive parapets, and increased artillery fire near Reynolds' line in December 1862.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 21
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