Dispatch
Max Weber to Benjamin F. Kelley, May 11, 1864
HEADQUARTERS,
Harper’s Ferry, May 11, 1864.
Brig. Gen. B. F. KELLEY, Cumberland : Reports from the scout to Snicker’s Gap havecome in. No force of the enemy yet seen. Yesterday morning 2 horses and 2 men were captured near Martinsburg, belonging ‘to the quartermaster’s department. Cavalry were sent in pursuit and recaptured the horses and one man near Smithfield. All quiet. Colonel Rodgers reports that his cavalry have been ordered to Front Royal. He has orders to allow none to move without orders from Generals Sigel or Stahel, they having placed them there.
MAX WEBER,
Brigadier-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Harper's Ferry. Summary: Brigadier General Max Weber informs B. F. Kelley of no enemy sightings near Snicker's Gap, reports a brief cavalry skirmish near Martinsburg, and updates on troop movements to Front Royal.
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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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