Telegram
Max Weber to N. Wilkinson, May 3, 1864
HEADQUARTERS,
Harper’s Ferry, May 3, 1864.
Col. N. WILKINSON, Commanding at New Creek:
Your telegram received. The general commanding is so distant from your position that he is unable to give you definite instructions as to the disposition of your forces, but leaves it to your discretion to do the best you can. He hopes you will get the cavalry of which you speak very soon.
By order of Brig. Gen. Max Weber:
SAML. F. WOODS,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
CoLumBus, May 3, 1864—12.30 p. m.
Received 1.15 p. m.
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
CoLumBus, May 3, 1864—12.30 p. m.
Received 1.15 p. m.
Hon. E. M. Stanton, ( P, B)
Secretary of War:
My regiments are all in rendezvous. Will commence mustering
and equipping to-morrow. If you can give me (confidentially if you
Secretary of War:
My regiments are all in rendezvous. Will commence mustering
and equipping to-morrow. If you can give me (confidentially if you
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Harper's Ferry. Summary: Brigadier General Max Weber authorizes Colonel N. Wilkinson to independently manage troop dispositions near Harper's Ferry during the Civil War, pending arrival of requested cavalry reinforcements.
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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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