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17,141 lettersOFFICE OF THE PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL, December 15, 1862. December 15, 1862. 1st. Until further orders, no soldiers will be passed across the bridges to Fredericksburg, unless their commands shall be upon…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, December 14, 1862. December 14, 1862—9 a. m. Major-General HOOKER: GENERAL: General Humphreys informs me that his effective strength this morning is but about 2,000. He…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, December 13, 1862. December 13, 1862—11 p. m. GENERAL: Griffin’s division to-day relieved Sturgis’, at the urgent request of Generals Sturgis and Willcox, and, by your…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, December 13, 1862. December 13, 1862—8 p. m. GENERAL: I shall soon have in full report of effective force for duty in ranks to-night. All here…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, December 13, 1862. December 13, 1862—4.10 p. m. General HOOKER: GENERAL: Have just sent Sykes’ orders Candler brought to me in front the Telegraph road. Griffin…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD CORPS, December 13, 1862. December 13, 1862—11.20 a. m. General BIRNEY: By order of General Franklin, received per Captain Starr, you will move your division at once, and…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD CORPS, December 13, 1862. December 13, 1862—9 a. m. Brigadier-General WHIPPLE: GENERAL: The general commanding corps directs that you place sour division in position to cross the three…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAQO, December 13, 1862. December 13, 1862—5.55 a. m. Major-General FRANKLIN, Commanding Left Grand Division, Army of the Potomac : General Hardie will carry this dispatch…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD CORPS, December 12, 1862. December 12, 1862—4.15 p. m. General WHIPPLE: In addition to the orders sent you just now, the general commanding corps directs me to say…
HEADQUARTERS RIGHT GRAND DIVISION, December 12, 1862. December 12, 1862. GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs me to say that this grand division will continue the movement across the river this…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 8, 1862. December 8, 1862. Major-General HOOKER, Commanding Center Grand Division : GENERAL: The commanding general directs that you will please have issued to…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, January 23, 1863. January 23, 1863. GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose copies of the principal orders given, which will explain the operations of…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 26, 1862. December 26, 1862. Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War, Washington : I have the honor to acknowledge your kind letter of…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 23, 1862. December 23, 1862. GENERAL: In my report to you of the 17th instant the number of our wounded was stated as about…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 16, 1862. December 16, 1862—5.30 p.m. (Received 6 p. m.) Your dispatch is received. The army was withdrawn to this side of the river…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 14, 1862. December 14, 1862—4 a.m. (Received 4.30 a. m.) I have just returned from the field. Our troops are all over the river…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 14, 1862. December 14, 1862—12 p.m. (Received 12.50 a. m., 15th.) No movements to-day. Will telegraph you in full in the morning. A. E.…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 9, 1862. December 9, 1862—5 a. m. The three commanders of grand divisions will report at these headquarters at 12 o’clock to-day. In the…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAQ, December 9, 1862. December 9, 1862—3 a. m. Maj. Gen. H. W. SLooum, Oommanding Oorps, Harper’s Ferry: You will move your corps at once to…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 9, 1862. December 9, 1862—3.45 a. m. By a copy of a dispatch to General Slocum, this moment forwarded to you, you will see…