Dispatch
Thomas J. Jackson to John S. Mason, June 11, 1862
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTH BRIGADE,
June 11, 1862.
June 11, 1862. Mason: I have the honor to submit the following report of the Bighth Brigade as connected with the actions of the 8th and 9th instant: On the morning of the 8th I received orders to march the brigade to Port Republic to assist in repelling the attack commenced on the bridge
51 R R—VOL XII at that point by Shields’ forces. When within 14 miles of the bridge the column was halted,
by order of Major-General Jackson, to await
further orders. These were shortly received—in effect to return to the
front and act as a reserve to the troops there engaged against Frémont.
Here the brigade became separated, two regiments, the Seventh and
Kighth Louisiana, being ordered to Major-General Ewell to the support
front and act as a reserve to the troops there engaged against Frémont.
Here the brigade became separated, two regiments, the Seventh and
Kighth Louisiana, being ordered to Major-General Ewell to the support
of a battery in the center or on the left of our line, while I marched the
remaining two regiments and Wheat's battalion to the right to support
General Trimble's brigade, then much pressed. The display of force
caused the enemy to retire still farther from the position to which he
remaining two regiments and Wheat's battalion to the right to support
General Trimble's brigade, then much pressed. The display of force
caused the enemy to retire still farther from the position to which he
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Jackson reports the Eighth Brigade's movements and engagement during June 8-9, 1862, including orders to support defenses at Port Republic against Union forces Shields and Frémont.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 12, Part 1
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