Letter
Jos. Dickinson to George Stoneman, December 12, 1862
HEADQUARTERS CENTER GRAND DIVISION,
Phillips House, Va., December 12, 1862.
Brig. Gen. GEORGE STONEMAN, Commanding Third Corps :
The major-general commanding directs that you place two divisions of your corps in bivouac to-night, at the foot of the two bridges over which Major-General Franklin passed his command. These two divisions will be instructed to cross those bridges, if it should become necessary to defend them. Whipple’s division will bivouac between the Lacy house and river, to guard the ford. The general desires to receive a copy of your orders making these dispositions.
Very respectfully, &c.,
JOS. DICKINSON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS FirtH ARMY CORPS,
December 12, 1862—9.15 a. m.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS FirtH ARMY CORPS,
December 12, 1862—9.15 a. m.
Brigadier-General GRIFFIN,
Commanding First Division :
Commanding First Division :
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Location: Phillips House, Va.. Summary: Joseph Dickinson instructs Brigadier General George Stoneman to position two divisions near key bridges for potential defense and requests a copy of the deployment orders during the 1862 Civil War.
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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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