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46,149 lettersOFFICE OF THE CHIEF QUARTERMASTER, Jume 15, 1863. Jume 15, 1863—10.10 p. m. Capt. O. B. FERGUSON, Assistant Quartermaster, Alexandria, Va.: General Hooker desires that you send a fast boat…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac, June 15, 1863. General Hancock: Do you hear anything from the rear ? BUTTERFIELD, Major-General. (Copy received, War Department, 8.10…
PLEASONTON’S HEADQUARTERS, Warrenton Junction, June 15, 1868. (Received 7.15 a. m.) SECRETARY OF WAR: It would be well to place several batteries and a good force at the mouth of…
HEADQUARTERS STAHEL’S CAVALRY DIVISION, Fatrfax Court-House, Va., June 15, 1863—2 a. m.. Major-General HaLLEcx, General-in-Chief : In accordance with orders received from Washington, I have the honor to state that…
GENERAL PLEASONTON’S HEADQUARTERS, June 15, 1863. June 15, 1863—12.56 a. m. (Copy received, War Department, 1 a. m.) General Hooker, Dumfries : My scouts from Chester and Ashby’s Gaps report…
BALTIMORE BALTIMORE, June 14, 1863. Brig. Gen. E. P. ScamMMon, Charleston, W. Va.: I do not hear from the Kanawha. Is all quiet along your lines ? Ewell, with a…
BALTIMORE, M. D. BALTIMORE, M. D., June 14, 1863. Hon. E. M. STAnton, Secretary of War: I had already heard of the Seventh New York coming, and ordered transportation to…
HEADQUARTERS, Baltimore, June 14, 1863. Brigadier-General TYLER, Martinsburg: Your better line of retreat is to Williamsport, and so round to Harper’s Ferry. There is a good position for a stand…
WARRENTON JUNCTION, V. A. WARRENTON JUNCTION, V. A., June 14, 1863. Col. G. H. SHARPE, Headquarters Army of the Potomac : Hogan and Carney just returned from other side of…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, Near Warrenton Junction, June 14, 1863. Major-General HooKER : A pe sen, belonging to Breathed’s battery, Stuart’s artillery, says that Lee’s army is divided into three corps,…
HEADQUARTERS RIGHT WING, June 14, 1863. ; June 14, 1863. Major-General BUTTERFIELD, Chief of Staff: General Howard is at Centreville now, General Doubleday at Kettle Run, and will push on…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, June 14, 1863. June 14, 1863—9.30 p. m. Major-General HOOKER: Your dispatch received. The 15,000 infantry and artillery at Culpeper I consider to be made up in…
PLEASONTON’S HEADQUARTERS, Jume 14, 1863. Jume 14, 1863. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War: Accept my thanks for Colonel Kilpatrick’s appointment.* Everything is quiet to the front and right.…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, Warrenton Junction, Va., June 14, 1863. Brig. Gen. D. McM. GREGG, Commanding Second Division: GENERAL: The general commanding desires that you direct all excepting two of the…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, June 14, 1863. June 14, 1863—7.15 p. m. Major Eckert, War Department: Gaines’ Cross-Roads is on the road from Culpeper to Chester Gap. I have information that…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND CORPS, June 14, 1863. June 14, 1863—6.45 p. m. General SEDGWICK : Following just received from corps officer of the day : 6.30 P. M. The troops are…
HEADQUARTERS WARRENTON JUNCTION, June 14, 1863. June 14, 1863. Maj. Gen. D. BUTTERFIELD, Chief of Staff, Army of the Potomac: General Howard marched this morning for Centreville from Catlett’s. General…
STAFFORD STAFFORD, June 14, 1863. (Received 1.40 p. m.) General Hancock : General says hold Banks’ Ford stoutly to the last. BUTTERFIELD, Major-General. JUNE 14, 1863—2.50 p. m. General CALDWELL:…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, Warrenton Junction, Va., June 14, 1863. Major-General REYNOLDs : Have heard nothing from Thoroughfare Gap. Sent same message by your aide. A. PLEASONTON, Brigadier-General, Commanding. BEALETON, June…
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS ENGINEER BRIGADE, Jwne 13, 1863. No. 22. Camp near Falmouth, Va., Jwne 13, 1863. The general commanding cannot part with so large a portion of the…