Browse the complete collection of historical letters, memos, and telegrams.
17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS CAVALRY FORCES, Near Warrenton Junction, June 6, 1863. General A. PLEASONTON, Cavalry Corps: Your dispatch in cipher received. Instructions will be carried out as soon as practicable. JNO. BUFORD,…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, June 6, 1863. June 6, 1863. Brigadier-General BUFORD, Commanding, near Warrenton Junction: Send all your transportation, excepting the pack-mules and one wagon to each regiment, to depot…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY FORCES, Near Warrenton Junction, June 6, 1863. Colonel ALEXANDER, Assistant Adjutant-General, Cavalry Corps: Colonel Duffié was to have crossed the river at Sulphur Springs this morning with 2,500…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY FORCES, Near Warrenton Junction, Jume 6, 1863. General A. PLEASONTON, Commanding Cavalry Corps: Your dispatch just received. I have sent to recall Colonel Duffié, who had your instructions…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY FORCES, June 6, 1863. June 6, 1863. General BUTTERFIELD, Chief of Staff: The general’s dispatch received. His information is incorrect about the number of cavalry at Jefferson. I…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY FORCES, Near Warrenton Junction, Va., June 5, 1863. Col. A. J. ALEXANDER, Assistant Adjutant-General, Cavalry Corps: I have just received information, which I consider reliable, that all of…
CIRCULAR. HEADQUARTERS, June 4, 1863. June 4, 1863. To Corps Quartermasters: The general commanding this army has decided that there is no advantage to the service commensurate with the expense…
Fort Monroe Fort Monroe, June 4, 1863. General HooKErR: The force was withdrawnfrom West Point on Sunday night [May 31], Tintendto move from two points in my department at the…
HEADQUARTERS, Baltimore, Md. HEADQUARTERS, Baltimore, Md., June 3, 1863. (Copy received, War Department, 6.10 a. m.) General R. H. MILRoy, Winchester : The artillery company asked for has been ordered,…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF TEXAS, &C., September 10, 1863. Beaumont, Tex.. September 10, 1863. Major-General TAYLOR, Commanding Dist. of Western Louisiana, Alexandria : GENERAL: Ihave the honor to state that the…
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, Shreveport, La., September 10, 1863. Maj. Gen. RICHARD TAYLOR, Commanding District of Western Louisiana: GENERAL: Ihave the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF TEXAS, &C., Near Millican, September 9, 1863. GENERAL: Information was received here last night of the appearance of a fleet of gunboats off Sabine Pass, said to…
HEADQUARTERS TRANS- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, Shreveport, La., September 9, 1863. Col. A. J. MCNEILL, Commanding, dc., Vienna: COLONEL: It having been reported that there are a number of deserters and men…
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, Shreveport, La., September 7, 1863. Maj. Gen. J. B. MAGRUDER, Commanding District of Texas, &c., Houston, Tex. : GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt…
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, Shreveport, La., September 7, 1863. Maj. Gen. J. B. MAGRUDER, Commanding District of Texas, &e.: GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, Mobile, Ala., September 7, 1863. COLONEL: I have been notified by General Johnston that the brigades of Generals Gregg and McNair await my orders at…
Fort Brown Fort Brown, September 6, 1863. Commanding from Olareno to Eagle Pass: Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication, with the copy of your…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF TEXAS, &C., Near Millican, September 5, 1863. Brig. Gen. HENRY E. McCuLtocn, Commanding Northern Sub-District : GENERAL: I am instructed by Major-General Magruder to say that you…
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, Shreveport, La., September 5, 1863. Maj. E. SURGET, Assistant Adjutant-General : Mayor: Your letter of the 3d instant, dated 12 p. m., has been received. Lieutenant-General Smith…
OFFICE OF CHIEF QUARTERMASTER, DIST. OF TEXAS, &C., Houston, Tex., September 5, 1863. Maj. J. C. STAFFORD, Quartermaster, Beaumont : Proceed to carry out the order of General Mouton, and…