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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS THIRD DIVISION, December 27, 1862. December 27, 1862. According to your report, you will detail two regiments of your own brigade, provided with two days’ rations. Two guns of…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, OASEY’S DIVISION, Fairfax Court-House, Va., December 29, 1862. I have the honor to report that at 4.30 yesterday p. m. I received information from one of General…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND VERMONT BRIGADE, Fairfax Oourt-House, Va., December 29, 1862. _Captain: f{ have the honor to report that the enemy’s cavalry, consisting of Generals Lee’s and Stuart’s brigades and one…
HEADQUARTERS PROVISIONAL BRIG4 DES, December 31, 1862. 568 14th Street, Washington, D. C., December 31, 1862. Srm: I have the honor to inclose General Stoughton’s and Colonel D’Utassy’s reports of…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY BRIGADE, Chantilly, Va., December 30, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to report that, according to a telegram received from you, I started with my whole available force…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTH ARMY CORPS, Baltimore, Md., December 25, 1862. Just received the following telegram from Brigadier-General Kelley, at Cumberland : Lieutenant Vermilyea, First New York Cavalry, with 40 men, went…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY BRIGADE, Camp near Stafford Oourt-House, Va., December 23, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to report that, in compliance with orders emanating from assistant adjutant-general’s office, dated Stafford…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST CAVALRY BRIGADE, December 24, 1862. December 24, 1862. Respectfully forwarded. At 5.30 p. m. on the 21st instant, a detail from the different regiments of this brigade, of…
FREDERICKSBURG, V. A. FREDERICKSBURG, V. A., December 21, 1862. General Hampton, who was sent to the rear of enemy, penetrated Occoquan ; reports Slocum at Fairfax, Geary at Manassas, and…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, December 19, 1862. December 19, 1862. Respectfully forwarded. Brigadier-General Hampton, with a com mand thinly clad and scantily fed, displayed, amid the rigors of winter and on…
HEADQUARTERS HAMPTON’S CAVALRY BRIGADE, Culpeper County, Va., December 15, 1862. MaJor: On the 10th instant, with detachments from the First South Carolina Regiment, under Lieutenant-Colonel [J. D.] Twiggs; Second South…
FREDERICKSBURG, V. A. FREDERICKSBURG, V. A., December 13, 1862. General Hampton reports that he entered Dumfries at daylight yesterday ; captured 50 prisoners and 20 wagons, with stores; brought them…
HEADQUARTERS STARKE’S BRIGADE, Camp near Fredericksburg, Va., December 19, 1862. Captain: In obedience to the circular order of the brigadier-general commanding, of this date, requiring reports from commanders of brigades…
HEADQUARTERS TALIAFERRO’S BRIGADE, December 19, 1862. December 19, 1862. Magor: In obedience to orders, I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by this brigade…
HEADQUARTERS JONES’ BRIGADE, December 20, 1862. December 20, 1862. Captain: In obedience to orders from division headquarters, I respectfully submit the following report of the part taken by my brigade…
HEADQUARTERS JACKSON’S DIVISION, Camp near Moss Neck, Va., December 24, 1862. CAPTAIN: In conformity with the order of the lieutenant-general comnandjling, I have the honor to report the operations of…
HEADQUARTERS EARLY’S BRIGADE, December 26, 1862. December 26, 1862. I have the honor to report the operations of Early’s brigade in the battle near Fredericksburg, on the 13th instant. We…
HEADQUARTERS TRIMBLE’S BRIGADE, December 19, 1862. December 19, 1862. Magor: I respectfully report that on Saturday, 13th of this month, I received orders from General Early to form my brigade…
HEADQUARTERS LAWTON’S BRIGADE, Near Port Royal, Va., December 19, 1862. Magor: On the 18th instant, about 9 a. m., Lawton’s brigade, Col. E. N. Atkinson commanding, was formed in line…
HEADQUARTERS PENDER’S BRIGADE, December 20, 1862. December 20, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to make the following report of the part taken by my brigade in the fight of…