Letter
Joseph Hooker to J. O. Kelton, February 1, 1863
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO,
February 1, 1863.
February 1, 1863. Col. J. O. KELTON, Assistant Adjutant-General :
COLONEL: I inclose herewith a copy of a letter received from General Robert E. Lee, commanding the enemy’s forces. I desire to know if there are any instructions from the War Department pertaining to this question, or if the matter is left entirely at my discretion. I also desire to know if the requirements of Orders, No. 7, headquarters of the Army, January 29, 1862, are to be enforced. A different custom had arisen in this army previous to my assuming command of it.
Very respectfully, yours, &c.,
JOSEPH HOOKER,
Major-General, Commanding Army of the Potomac.
[Inclosure. ]
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF NORTHERN Virginia,
Major-General, Commanding Army of the Potomac.
[Inclosure. ]
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF NORTHERN Virginia,
January 30, 1863.
Maj. Gen. AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE,
Commanding United States Forces :
Maj. Gen. AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE,
Commanding United States Forces :
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Joseph Hooker requests guidance from the War Department regarding the enforcement of Orders No. 7 in response to a letter from Confederate General Robert E. Lee during the Civil War.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 25, Part 1
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