Letter
Joseph Hooker to LEwis Richmond, November 30, 1862
HEADQUARTERS CENTER GRAND DIVISION,
Camp near Potomac Creek, Va., November 30, 1862.
COLONEL:
I have the honor to inclose herewith, for the information of the major-general commanding the Army of the Potomac, the report of Brigadier-General Averell, commanding brigade of cavalry, of the surprise and capture of a picket of his command on the morning of the 28th instant. Under the circumstances, I have felt it to be my duty to call for a court of inquiry, in order that a full and thorough investigation be made of that disgraceful affair, with a view to fasten the responsibility of it upon the culpable, and having them brought to trial and punishment.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOSEPH HOOKER,
Major-General, Commanding Center Grand Division.
Lieut. Col. LEwis Richmond,
Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of the Potomac.
Major-General, Commanding Center Grand Division.
Lieut. Col. LEwis Richmond,
Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of the Potomac.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Location: Camp near Potomac Creek, Va.. Summary: Joseph Hooker requests a court of inquiry to investigate and assign responsibility for the surprise and capture of a cavalry picket under Brigadier-General Averell on November 28, 1862.
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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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