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46,149 lettersBaltimore Baltimore, June 20, 1863. Hon. JoHN L, CHAPMAN, Mayor of Baltimore: Sir: I am prepared, among other preparations for the defense of Baltimore against a possible attack of the…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, D. C., June 11, 1863. Major-General ScHENCK, Baltimore: Harper’s Ferry is the important place. Winchester is of no im. portance other than as a lookout.…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, D. C., June 8, 1863. Major-General SCHENCK, Baltwmore: The indications are that the enemy is massing about 12,000 cavalry and artillery in Culpeper County for…
RUFUS INGALLS, QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Washington City, June 20, 1863. Brig. Gen. R. INGALLS, Chief Quartermaster, Army of the Potomac: GENERAL: I am informed that on the route of the march…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, June 20, 1863. June 20, 1863—11.15 p. m. Brigadier-General GREGG, Commandiny Second Division : GENERAL: A division of infantry will leave at 2 o’clock in the morning…
HEADQUARTERS STAHEL’S CAVALRY DIVISION, Fairfax Cowrt-House, Va., June 20, 1863. Lieut.-Col. J. H. Tayior, Chief of Staff, and A. A. G., Dept. of Washington: In accordance with orders received from…
HARRISBURG HARRISBURG, June 19, 1863. Hon. E. M. Stanton: The One hundred and seventy-second Pennsylvania, drafted men, have unanimously signified their willingness to re-enlist for six months for service in…
New CREEK New CREEK, June 19, 1863. (Received, Grafton, June 20, — a. m.) General AVERELL: i You say you have four guns. What guns are they? If they belong…
BALTIMORE, MpD. BALTIMORE, MpD., June 19, 1863. (Received 7.10 a. m.) Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief : Will you send me a good engineer officer immediately to-day? I am…
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF QUARTERMASTER, Camp near Fairfax Court-House, June 19, 1863. Maj. Gen. D. BUTTERFIELD, Chief of Staff, Army of the Potomac: GENERAL: I have the honor of transmitting…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, June 19, 1863. June 19, 1863—3.15 p. m. (Received 6.30 p. m.) Major-General BUTTERFIELD, Chief of Staff: GENERAL: Your dispatch of 10 a. m. received. I heard…
HEADQUARTERS TWELFTH ARMY CORPS, Leesburg, June 19, 1863. Major-General BUTTERFIELD, Chief of Staff: I think the bridge should be built at Edwards Ferry to Pupply us. I have not force…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJT. GEN.’S OFFICE, June 18, 1863. No. 269. Washington, June 18, 1863. * XXI. Leave of absence for thirty days is hereby granted Brig. Gen.…
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES, Suffolk, Va., June 18, 1863. General Foster has returned with the infantry of the expedition. He concurs with me in the opinion that the river is…
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES, Suffolk, Va., June 18, 1863. Major-General Drx, Fort Monroe: Colonel Spear is returning, his attempts to cross having been ineffectual. e proposed to make another effort…
New York, N. Y. New York, N. Y., June 18, 1863. (Received 3 p. m.) Hon. E. M. Stanton: I have detailed Brigadier-General Ewen, of my division, to proceed with…
WAR DEPARTMENT, June 18, 1863. Maj. GrorGe L. STEARNS, Continental Hotel, Philadelphia: This morning I saw the dispatch referred to in your telegram, and immediately telegraphed General Couch that he…
WAR DEPARTMENT, June 18, 1863. June 18, 1863—11.20 a. m. Major-General Coucu, Harrisburg: You are authorized to receive into the service any volunteer troops that may be offered, without regard…
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 18, 1863. (Received 11.50 a. m.) Hon. E. M. Stanton: A special dispatch to the Philadelphia North American states that General Couch declined to receive…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SUSQUEHANNA, June 18, 1863. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War: Sir: Milroy’s 1,700 reported this afternoon at Bedford, most of them, I fear, without arms.…