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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS CENTER GRAND DIVISION, Fredericksburg, Va., December 15, 1862. Lieutenant-Colonel Richmond, Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of the Potomac : In the event it should be determined to withdraw the whole or…
HEADQUARTERS CENTER GRAND DIVISION, Fredericksburg, Va., December 15, 1862. Lieut. Col. LEwis Richmond, Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of the Potomac : I have the honor to state that I have nothing…
OIROCULAR. HEADQUARTERS CENTER GRAND DIVISION, Fredericksburg, Va., December 15, 1862. Major-General Couch is assigned to the charge of the defense of Fredericksburg from Hanover street east, and Brigadier-General Butterfield from…
HEADQUARTERS LEFT GRAND DIVISION, December 15, 1862. December 15, 1862—10 a. m. Major-General BURNSIDE, Commanding, &e.: GENERAL: Although most of our wounded are now in our possession, General Meade is…
HEADQUARTERS LEFT GRAND DIVISION, Monday, December 15, 1862. General AMBROSE H. E. BURNSIDE: On the extreme left the enemy have advanced their skirmishers, and Reynolds has sent word to advance…
HEADQUARTERS CENTER GRAND DIVISION, Fredericksburg, Va., December 14, 1862. Brigadier-General Covuca, Commanding Oorps : The major-general’ commanding Fredericksburg requests that you will relieve two brigades of General Sykes’ division to-night,…
FREDERICKSBURG FREDERICKSBURG, December 14, 1862. Col. LEwis Richmond, Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of the Potomac: COLONEL: I desire to call the attention of the major-general commanding the Army of the Potomac…
HEADQUARTERS LEFT GRAND DIVISION, December 14, 1862. December 14, 1862-2 p. m. General BURNSIDE: Nothing new as yet. What news from the right? JAS. A. HARDIE, Brigadier-General of Volunteers.
HEADQUARTERS TWELFTH OORPS, DECEMBER 13, 1862. Fairfax Court-House, December 13, [1862.] (Received 2 p. m.) Col. T. A. MEYSENBURG, – Assistant Adjutant-General, Dumfries, Va.: One of my divisions has arrived…
FRANKLIN’S HEADQUARTERS, December 13, 1862. December 13, 1862. General J. G. PARKE, Ohief of Staff: I have received nothing from you during the night. Have you sent any ee W.…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, December 13, 1862. December 13, 1862—7.10 p. m. Major-General HOOKER, Phillips House: General Couch requests that Sykes be sent to-night on that road to relieve Howard’s…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY OORPS, December 13, 1862. December 13, 1862—4 p. m. General SYKEs: GENERAL: Major-General Hooker directs that your division be placed on the road in front of the…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY OORPS, December 13, 1862. December 13, 1862—3.50 p. m. Brigadier-General HUMPHREYS, 4 Commanding Division : GENERAL: Genera] Couch has sent in word that he has carried the…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, December 13, 1862. December 13, 1862—3.35 p. m. General GRIFFIN : Tell Sturgis that Couch says he has carried the heights, and thinks Sturgis is firing…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, December 13, 1862. December 13, 1862—1 p. m. Brigadier-General GRIFFIN, Oommanding First Division : In compliance with orders from the major-general commanding the center grand division,…
HEADQUARTERS CENTER GRAND DIVISION, Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862. Brig. Gen. A. W. WHIPPLE, Commanding Division: Iam directed by the major-general commanding Fredericksburg to say that he expects you to…
Phillips House Phillips House, December 13, 1862. Brig. Gen. D. BUTTERFIELD, Commanding Fifth Corps: The major-general commanding directs that you place your corps in position to cross at the three…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD CORPS, December 22, 1862. December 22, 1862. Respectfully referred to Brigadier-General Birney, with request that he report on the eee plea ee 7 : By command of Brigadier-General…
Phillips House Phillips House, December 13, 1862. Brig. Gen. GEORGE STONEMAN, Commanding Third Corps: _ The major-general commanding directs that you place your two divis 1onS In position to cross…
HEADQUARTERS CENTER GRAND DIVISION, Phillips House, December 13, 1862. Brig. Gen. W. W. AVERELL, Commanding Cavalry Brigade : The major-general commanding directs me to request that you dispatch no additional…