Letter
Major-General Stahel to Thos. H. Wellsted, May 5, 1864
HEADQUARTERS,
Camp near Winchester, Va., May 5, 1864.
Respectfully returned to Colonel Taylor, commanding First Cavalry Division.
The commanding general has been informed that the command returned nearly the whole distance at a trot, and that several men and horses were léft behind in consequence thereof, no statement of which is given in within report. Please explain the reason of returning the column faster than a walk, and how many men and horses were lost, and also how many horses were captured.
By command of Major-General Stahel :
THOS. H. WELLSTED,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
[Second indorsement.]
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
[Second indorsement.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Camp near Winchester, Va.. Summary: Major-General Stahel requests Colonel Taylor to explain why his cavalry returned at a trot, detailing the number of men and horses lost or captured during the movement near Winchester, Virginia.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 37, Part 1
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