Letter
Joseph Hooker to John Gibbon, April 30, 1863
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAQ,
April 30, 1863.
April 30, 1863. (Received 3.50 p. m.) Brigadier-General GIBBON, Commanding Second Division, Second Corps: Fill up haversacks and knapsacks with eight days’ rations, as per order. Be ready to move at daylight to-morrow to join your corps.
By order of General Hooker:
DANL. BUTTERFIELD,
Major General and Chief of Staff.
alles: APRIL 30, 1863—9.30 p. m.
Brigadier-General GIBBON:
Major General and Chief of Staff.
alles: APRIL 30, 1863—9.30 p. m.
Brigadier-General GIBBON:
Hold four regiments ready to relieve that number moving with two
pontoon bridges from Sedgwick's crossing to Banks' Ford. Let them
go prepared to remain and cross there, or return as ordered. Answer,
and wait further orders.
pontoon bridges from Sedgwick's crossing to Banks' Ford. Let them
go prepared to remain and cross there, or return as ordered. Answer,
and wait further orders.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: General Hooker orders Brigadier-General Gibbon to prepare troops with eight days' rations and be ready to move at daylight to join the Second Corps, while holding regiments ready to support pontoon bridge operations at Banks' Ford.
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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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