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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAQ, January 22, 1863. January 22, 1863. Brigadier-General WOODBURY, Commanding Engineer Brigade : I am directed by the commanding general to inform you that orders have…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, January 22, 1863. January 22, 1863. Maj. Gen. E. V. SUMNER, Commanding Right Grand Division: GENERAL: The commanding general requests that you will furnish Brigadier-General…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAQ, January 20, 1863. January 20, 1863—1 a. m. Major-General HooKER, Commanding Center Grand Division : GENERAL: Your place of crossing will be at a point…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, January 20, 1863. January 20, 1863—1 a. m. Major-General SUMNER, ee Commanding Right Grand Division : GENERAL: The commanding general directs me to request you…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAQ, January 19, 1863. January 19, 1863—2.30 p. m. Major-General SIGEL, Stafford Court-House : The commanding general directs that you order a division to be distributed…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, January 16, 1863. January 16, 1863. Major-General SUMNER: Sr The commanding general directs that you furnish such batteries as may be required by Brigadier-General Hunt,…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, December 16, 1862. December 16, 1862—12.42 a. m. Major-General HOOKER: GENERAL: Since writing you, a few moments since, I learn that General Sykes’ division has encamped…
Camp near Falmouth, Va. Camp near Falmouth, Va., December 15, 1862. Maj. Gen. JOSEPH HOOKER, Commanding Center Grand Division : By direction of the general commanding, I have the honor…
OFFICE 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…