Letter
John Sedgwick to Daniel Butterfield, May 1, 1863
HEADQUARTERS LEFT WING,
May 1, 1863.
May 1, 1863—7.45 a. m. Major-General BUTTERFIELD, Chief of Staff: GENERAL: Will you please send three or four pontoon boats and a few balks and chesses to General Reynolds at his bridges? One of his boats was struck by ashot yesterday. Please send as early as possible.
JOHN SEDGWICK,
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: John Sedgwick urgently requests Daniel Butterfield to send pontoon boats and repair materials to General Reynolds to replace a damaged boat at his bridges during the Civil War.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 25, Part 1
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