Letter

John Buford to Alfred Pleasonton, January 1, 1863

HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY FORCES,

General A. PLEASONTON, Commanding Cavalry Corps: Your dispatch just received. I have sent to recall Colonel Duffié, who had your instructions to carry out. I fear he has gone too far.

JNO. BUFORD,

Brigadier-General of Volunteers.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Near Warrenton Junction. Summary: Brigadier General Buford informs General Pleasonton of recalling Colonel Duffié due to concerns that Duffié may have exceeded his orders during a cavalry operation near Warrenton Junction in 1863.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 27, Part 1 View original source ↗