Letter
Jno. G. Parkhe to Daniel P. Woodbury, January 22, 1863
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAQ,
January 22, 1863.
January 22, 1863.
Brigadier-General WOODBURY, Commanding Engineer Brigade :
I am directed by the commanding general to inform you that orders have been issued to Major-Generals Hooker and Franklin to withdraw their commands, and also that General Franklin has been ordered to detail a division to remain as a guard to the pontoon trains. The general wishes that you have the pontoons collected and trains parked in a good position, so that they can be withdrawn as soon as the condition of the roads will admit. You will please send an aide back with the orderly for such further verbal instructions as the general deems necessary, on receiving report of the condition of trains, &c.
I have the honor to be, general, your obedient servant,
JNO. G. PARKHE,
Major-General and Ohief of Staff.
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{Inclosure No. 30.)
Major-General and Ohief of Staff.
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{Inclosure No. 30.)
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
January 22, 1863.
Major-General FRANKLIN, rr
Oommanding Left Grand Division :
January 22, 1863.
Major-General FRANKLIN, rr
Oommanding Left Grand Division :
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Summary: Major-General Parkhe informs Brigadier-General Woodbury of orders for Hooker and Franklin to withdraw their commands while ensuring pontoon trains are secured for rapid removal when road conditions improve.
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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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