Letter
Li Ous Jos. Dickinson to Brigadier-General Covuca, December 14, 1862
HEADQUARTERS CENTER GRAND DIVISION,
Fredericksburg, Va., December 14, 1862.
Brigadier-General Covuca, Commanding Oorps :
The major-general’ commanding Fredericksburg requests that you will relieve two brigades of General Sykes’ division to-night, and that you will give directions, in case of an alarm, for your troops in the city to stand to their arms.
The general is of the opinion that the advanced line of pickets is unnecessarily large, and he requests that it be considerably reduced. —
Please give instructions to the officer in command of your relieving party to confer with General Sykes before proceeding to relieve his troops. : Headquarters to-night will be at the corner of Hanover and Princess Anne streets. ae
Very respectfully P
li ous JOS. DICKINSON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Washington, December 15, [1862]—9.15 p. m.
Saw General Halleck about 6 o'clock. He decidedly disapproved of
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Washington, December 15, [1862]—9.15 p. m.
Saw General Halleck about 6 o'clock. He decidedly disapproved of
recrossing the river. I inferred that he favored your plan of operations.
He asked whether you did not think it advisable to make some use of
the spade. Said he would telegraph you to-night.
He asked whether you did not think it advisable to make some use of
the spade. Said he would telegraph you to-night.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Location: Fredericksburg, Va.. Summary: Major-General requests Brigadier-General Covuca to relieve two brigades, reduce picket lines, and prepare troops for alarm in Fredericksburg, while discussing strategic opinions with General Halleck.
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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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