Letter
O. E. Babcock to John A. Rawlins, March 18, 1855
YORKTOWN
YORKTOWN, March 18, 1855.
General RAWLINS, Chief of Staff: I left General Sheridan at White House 12m. His command is all there. I have telegraphed to Captain James for twenty-five portable forges and shoeing tools, &c. If Captain James cannot fill the order at once General Ingalls had better send them. General Forsyth is with me. We shall be at Fort Monroe by 8 p. m. and at City Point before morning.
O. E. BABCOCK,
Tieutenant-Colonel and Aide-de-Camp.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: YORKTOWN. Summary: O. E. Babcock informs General Rawlins of troop movements near Yorktown and requests portable forges and shoeing tools to support General Sheridan's command.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 46, Part 1
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