Letter
Onl eS ils. ooo to J. Stoddard Johnston. ; Va, July 30, 1864
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY BRIGADE,
July 30, 1864.
One and a half miles from Shepherdstown, On the road to Martinsburg, July 30, 1864. Masor: By maneuvering more than fighting the enemy’s infantry and cavalry (about 1,500, so far as I can learn) compelled me to fall back to this point, and they are now in possession of Shepherdstown and still moving to flank me.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Onl eS ils. ooo
olonel, Commanding Brigade.
Maj. J. STODDARD JOHNSTON. ; va
No. 85. .
olonel, Commanding Brigade.
Maj. J. STODDARD JOHNSTON. ; va
No. 85. .
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Summary: A cavalry brigade commander reports retreating to a position near Shepherdstown after enemy forces of about 1,500 infantry and cavalry outmaneuver him and seize Shepherdstown in July 1864.
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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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