Letter
Max Weber to R. S. Rodgers, May 11, 1864
HEADQUARTERS,
Harper’s Ferry, May 11, 1864.
Col. R. S. RoDGERs, Commanding at Martinsburg:
General Weber is just informed that three regiments of Ohio militia have been ordered to report to him at Harper’s Ferry. They will come via Martinsburg by rail. You will be on the lookout and when they arrive at Martinsburg retain two regiments with you and send the other here. Report by telegraph as soon as they reach Martinsburg. At once relieve all of vour regiment by the two which you retain, and collect your own at Martinsburgh in readiness to march. See that the new regiments are properly posted, and report by telegraph as soon as this is done. Retain as many at Martinsburg as you can with safety to the railroad.
By order of Brig. Gen. Max Weber :
SAML. F. WOODS,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
(Same to General Kelley.)
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
(Same to General Kelley.)
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Harper's Ferry. Summary: Brigadier General Max Weber orders Colonel R. S. Rodgers to manage the arrival and deployment of three Ohio militia regiments at Martinsburg and Harper's Ferry, ensuring proper posting and telegraphic reporting.
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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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