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46,149 lettersSIGNAL STATION, SUMNER’S HEADQUARTERS, December 18, 1862. December 18, 1862. Ste: I respectfully submit the following special report on the duty periorvicd by my command during the engagement befére Fredericksurg:…
HEADQUARTERS SIGNAL TELEGRAPH, December 18, 1862. December 18, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report: On the afternoon of the 10th of December, Lieut. A. M.…
OFFICE OF CHIEF QUARTERMASTER, Camp near Brandy Station, Va., March 19, 1864. GENERAL: In compliance with your verbal request that I shall furnish you with a report of the operations…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAQO, March 19, 1864. My DEAR GENERAL: Here is my report, such as it is, at your service. I send you also a memorandum about pontoons.…
GENERAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, January 20, 1863. No. 7. Camp near Falmouth, Va., January 20, 1863. The commanding general announces to the Army of the Potomac…
OIROULAB. HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, Fredericksburg, Va., December 15, 1862. Division commanders will take measures at once to fortify the positions assigned to them for defense. Captain Weed will designate…
CIROULAR. HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, Fredericksburg, Va., December 15, 1862—11 a. m. In compliance with inclosed circular from major-general commanding the forces, this corps will be assigned as follows: General…
HEADQUARTERS CENTER GRAND DIVISION, Fredericksburg, Va., December 15, 1862. Major-General CoucH, Commanding, é&e. : The major-general commanding directs that you commence the withdrawal of your command from this side of…
HEADQUARTERS 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…