Order
Operator to Major-General HUMPHREYS, November 9, 1863
HEADQUARTERS THIRD ARMY CORPS,
November 9, 1863.
November 9, 1863—2 p. m. Major-General HUMPHREYS :
I have ordered a division to support Kilpatrick. General Buford has since reported here through Culpeper. The movement may require the Say atioe of the corps, for which I have prepared.
W. M. H. FRENCH, Major-General, Commanding.
GENERAL: The major-general commanding, G. G. Meade, has passed Rappahannock River on his way here, where his headquarters will be to-night. Cannot reach him with this dispatch.
Very respectfully, W. C. HALL
Operator.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
November 9, 1863—6.15 p. m.
Commanding Officer Cavalry Corps:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
November 9, 1863—6.15 p. m.
Commanding Officer Cavalry Corps:
The major-general commanding has directed General French to
give General Kilpatrick sufficient infantry support to enable him to
secure Pony Mountain. Direct General Kilpatrick to secure it.
Very respectfully, &c.,
give General Kilpatrick sufficient infantry support to enable him to
secure Pony Mountain. Direct General Kilpatrick to secure it.
Very respectfully, &c.,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Meade orders General French to provide infantry support to General Kilpatrick to secure Pony Mountain during the Army of the Potomac's operations on November 9, 1863.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 29, Part 1
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