Letter
Nathaniel P. Banks to Randolph B. Marcy, October 20, 1861
HEADQUARTERS CAMP NEAR DARNESTOWN,
October 20, 1861.
October 20, 1861.
SIR: I have the honor to forward for the information of the commanding-general a report in detail, received last evening from Colonel Geary, of the skirmish at Harper’s Ferry on the 16th instant. The repulse of the rebel forces was complete, and the work for which our troops occupied the town was successfully carried out.
I have the honor to be, with respect, your obedient servant,
N. P. BANKS,
Major-General, Commanding Division.
Brigadier-General Marcy, Chief of Staff, dic.
No. 2.
Major-General, Commanding Division.
Brigadier-General Marcy, Chief of Staff, dic.
No. 2.
Report of Col. John W. Geary, Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania Infantry.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, N. Virginia, W. Virginia, 1861–62. Summary: Major-General N. P. Banks reports to Brigadier General Marcy the successful repulse of Confederate forces at Harper's Ferry on October 16, 1861, fulfilling the Union troops' objectives.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 5
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