Letter

Joseph Hooker to Bng. Gen. J. Stahel, February 5, 1863

HEADQUARTERS GRAND RESERVE DIVISION,

Bng. Gen. J. STAHEL, Commanding Eleventh Army Corps:

GENERAL:

By order of Major-General Hooker, Colonel Di Cesnola's

brigade, now stationed at Allcock, has to remain there until further
orders. Please send immediately an order to him to that effect, and instruct him to put out his pickets and send out his patrols and scouting
parties as before.
Respectfully, yours,
F. SIGEL,
Uajor-General, Commanding.
CIRCULAR. ] HEADQUARTERS FirtH ARMY CORPS,
February 5, 1863.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Stafford Court-House, Va.. Summary: Major-General Hooker orders Brigadier General Stahel to instruct Colonel Di Cesnola's brigade to remain at Allcock with active pickets, patrols, and scouting parties until further notice.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 25, Part 1 View original source ↗