Letter
Lew. Wallace to Fitz J. Porter, June 18, 1861
CUMBERLAND
CUMBERLAND, June 18, 1861.
Maj. F. J. PORTER: ; Received your letter by messenger. Have in hand eight days’ provisions brought from Indiana; also transportation wagons, which I will keep. Scouts been nearly to Romney. No sight of enemy. Hope the ruse was unsuccessful. Caliber of guns .54inch. Beg the general for God’s sake not to leave me behind when he marches. I want to show him how we can fight. Can’t we get one of the idle Indiana or Ohio regiments here?
LEW. WALLACE,
Colonel Eleventh Regiment Indiana: Volunteers.
Hpqgrs. First REGIMENT DELAWARE VOLUNTEERS,
Hpqgrs. First REGIMENT DELAWARE VOLUNTEERS,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: CUMBERLAND.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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