Letter
Ohas. P. Stone to Charles P. Stone, October 28, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Washington, October 28, 1861.
Respectfully referred to General Stone, by whom it should be for-
‘warded in due course. It is proper to state that Captain Young stated
in person that he had wished to prepare an account of the battle in which Colonel Baker was killed, having been one of his staff. He was told to submit it in writing, which he did.
E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General.
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Received headquarters Corps of Observation, Poolesville, October 31, 1861. : : i
This extraordinary production of a fertile imagination is
respectfully
forwarded. I have no time to notice its misstatements, but would
simply call attention to the last clause in the communication, which 1
am informed is true: "There was no regularity or order in the movement of the boats." Had there been, there would have been no disaster, and Mr. Young, the author of the within, was Colonel Baker's quartermaster. – à
simply call attention to the last clause in the communication, which 1
am informed is true: "There was no regularity or order in the movement of the boats." Had there been, there would have been no disaster, and Mr. Young, the author of the within, was Colonel Baker's quartermaster. – à
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, N. Virginia, W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Washington.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 5
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