Dispatch
John Newton to Major-General HUMPHREYS, October 26, 1863
HEADQUARTERS THIRD CORPS,
October 26, 1863.
October 26, 1863. Major-General HUMPHREYS, Chief of Staff: Your dispatch just received. My line of battle is taken on the range of heights facing south, the right near Stevens’ house, round Catlett’s residence to Foulk’s. At this last place, Cedar Run is commanded at Weaverton, and here the railroad crosses. The command is on the south side. I have sent a staff officer to the brigade at Bealeton, who has not yet returned. W. M. H. FRENCH, Major-General. BRISTOE, October 26, 1863. General WILLIAMS: Firing has recommenced. It may be in direction of Kelly’s Ford, which does not differ much in direction from the line of the railroad from this point.
JOHN NEWTON,
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General John Newton reports to Major-General Humphreys on October 26, 1863, detailing troop positions near Catlett's and Cedar Run and noting renewed firing possibly toward Kelly's Ford during the Bristoe Campaign.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 29, Part 1
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