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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS 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 The army was withdrawn to this side of the river…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…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 9, 1862. December 9, 1862-—3 a. m. Maj. Gen. GEORGE W. MORELL, You will at once take steps to relieve the entire corps of…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, November 15, 1863. Washington, D. €., November 15, 1863. Stz: In compliance with your orders, I submit the following summary of military operations since my last…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY PICKET, Hammond’s House, Va., December 11, 1862. Sir: I have to report that, in obedience to your orders, I proceeded this morning, with 15 men of Company M…
HEADQUARTERS OAVALRY DIVISION, December 5, 1862. December &, 1862. Respectfully forwarded for the information of the commanding general, whose notice is respectfully called to the gallantry displayed by “See Lee…
HEADQUARTERS LEE’S CAVALRY BRIGADE, Morse Neck, Va., December 5, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to forward Colonel Beale’s report of an expedition sent into Westmoreland, which, as you know,…
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, December 5, 1862. December 5, 1862. I have the honor to report that the Yankee gunboats (four in number) have been run away from Port Royal, Va. Three…
HEADQUARTERS, New Creek, Va., December 14, 1862. In accordance with your order, I proceeded to Moorefield, by way of Greenland Gap, with detachments of 20 men from the old Ringgold…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAQO, December 8, 1862. December 8, 1862. Major-General SLocum, Harper’s Ferry: Your dispatch, detailing result of General Geary’s reconnaissance to Winchester, just received. It is perfectly…
HEADQUARTERS TWELFTH CORPS, Harper’s Ferry, December 8, 1862. GENERAL: Your dispatch of this date just received. On the 6th instant I telegraphed you as follows: General Geary has just returned…
HEADQUARTERS TWELFTH CORPS, DECEMBER 8, 1862. Harper’s Ferry, [December] 5, [1862.] Four deserters from the enemy came in this morning at 12.40. They say the enemy left Winchester on Tuesday…
HEADQUARTERS TWELFTH CORPS, Harper’s Ferry, Va., December 4, 1862. About.4,000 infantry and artillery, under General Geary, started on @ reconnaissance Tuesday morning, with instructions to go to Winchester, if deemed…
HEADQUARTERS LEFT WING, December 5, 1862. December 5, 1862. Respectfully forwarded. I have already recommended the dishonorable dismissal of the officer implicated, believing that this summary punishment of officers is…