Letter
Jos. Dickinson to Amiel W. Whipple, December 13, 1862
HEADQUARTERS CENTER GRAND DIVISION,
Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862.
Brig. Gen. A. W. WHIPPLE, Commanding Division:
Iam directed by the major-general commanding Fredericksburg to say that he expects you to hold that part of the city which you are picketing, at all hazards. He has given directions to Brigadier-General Carroll, on being relieved, to report to you with his brigade, and he requests that you post them in a manner to afford you the most assistance. The general’s headquarters to-night will be on the corner of Hanover and Princess Anne streets.
Very respectfully, &c.,
JOS. DICKINSON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Location: Fredericksburg, Va.. Summary: Joseph Dickinson informs Brigadier General Whipple that he must hold his picket position in Fredericksburg at all costs and coordinate with Brigadier General Carroll's incoming brigade for support.
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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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