Letter

Joseph Hooker to Seth Williams, March 20, 1863

BALTIMORE

Maj. Gen. H. G. WRIGHT, Commanding: .

Having no returns yet from Western Virginia, please telegraph me what general officers are on duty there, commanding divisions or brigades, and where stationed. Can you send me by mail copy of last consolidated report? I will attend to General Moor’s ammunition.

ROBT. C. SCHENCK, Major-General, Commanding.

SPECIAL ORDERS, pane Seite ARMY OF THE POTOMAQ, No. 78. Camp near Falmouth, March 20, 1863. * * * * * * *

V. Maj. Gen. J. Stahel, volunteer service, is relieved from further duty with this army,and will proceed to Washington, D. C., and report for instructions to Maj. Gen. 8. P. Heintzelman, commanding Department of Washington.

XII. Brig. Gen. H. W. Benham will relieve Brig. Gen. D. P. Woodbary in the command of the Engineer Brigade, and the latter will then only, ae iiareau IV, ore Orders, No. 123, of the 16th instant, from the headquarters of the Army, assigning him to duty in th Department of the Gulf. inti a ie

By command of Major-General Hooker:

S. WILLIAMS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH, VA4.,
March 21, 1863.
Col. R. INGALLS,
Chief Quartermaster :
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Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: BALTIMORE. Summary: Major-General Hooker issues orders relieving Maj. Gen. Stahel, reassigning Brig. Gen. Benham to Engineer Brigade command, and requests updates on Western Virginia troop deployments and reports.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 25, Part 1 View original source ↗