Letter
Major-General Birney to J. C. Briscoe, November 8, 1863
HEADQUARTERS THIRD CORPS,
November 8, 1863.
November 8, 1863—7.15 a. m. Brigadier-General Ward, commanding First Division, will flank the batteries attached to his division with a column of infantry on both sides wherever practicable. He will also flank the reserve batteries in his rear in same manner.
By command of Major-General Birney:
J. C. BRISCOE,
Captain, and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
NOVEMBER 8, 1863—7.49 a. m.
[General HUMPHREYS :]
Captain, and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
NOVEMBER 8, 1863—7.49 a. m.
[General HUMPHREYS :]
If General Sedgwick has crossed, I would like to send the Second
Corps to Stevensburg.
Corps to Stevensburg.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Birney orders Brigadier-General Ward to flank enemy batteries with infantry and requests General Humphreys to deploy the Second Corps to Stevensburg if Sedgwick has crossed.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 29, Part 1
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