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William T. Sherman to J. H. Hammond, June 10, 1862
ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION, June 10, 1862. No. 37. } Chewalla, June 10, 1862. I. General Morgan L. Smith will move his entire command early to morrow morning on the…
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Thomas J. Jackson to R. L. Dabney, June 11, 1862
HEADQUARTERS MARYLAND LINE, Camp on Mountain, June 11, 1862. MaJor: On Thursday, May 29 ultimo, this command, Brigadier-General Steuart, commanding Maryland Line, marched from Martinsburg to beyond Charlestown. On the…
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G. M. Bascom to Captain, May 24, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD PROVISIONAL BRIGADE, Lewisburg, Va., May 24, 1862. Captain: At 5 o’clock on the morning of the 23d our pickets were driven in by a force under General Heth,…
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George Crook to Captain, May 24, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, Lewisburg, May 24, 1862. CAPTAIN: Nothing new to-day. Enemy retreated in direction of Union, greatly demoralized ; stragglers are still coming in. The rebels left 38 dead…
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Albert Tracy to George Crook, May 24, 1862
FLAT Top FLAT Top, May 24, 1862. Col. GEORGE CROOK, Commanding Third Brigade, Lewisburg : Your report of your victory over Heth is received. I congratulate and thank you and…
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Jacob D. Cox to Ool. Albert Traocy, May 21, 1862
HEADQUARTERS, Franklin, Va. HEADQUARTERS, Franklin, Va., May 21, 1862. Colonel Crook, commanding brigade in Greenbrier County, has just returned from a successful dash upon the Central Railroad, 10 miles beyond…
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Thomas J. Jackson to John S. Mason, June 11, 1862
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTH BRIGADE, June 11, 1862. June 11, 1862. Mason: I have the honor to submit the following report of the Bighth Brigade as connected with the actions of the…
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Richard Taylor to John S. Mason, May 26, 1862
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTH BRIGADE, May 26, 1862. Mason: I have the honor to render the following report in regard to the actions of the 23d, 24th, and 25th instant, in which…
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James Barbour to Richard S. Ewell, June 11, 1862
HEADQUARTERS SEVENTH BRIGADE, Brown’s Gap, Va., June 11, 1862. In compliance with the orders of Major-General Ewell I send a statement of the operations of my brigade on the 8th…
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J. A. Walker to Thirteenth Virginia Vols, June 14, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH BRIGADE, June 14, 1862. I have the honor to report the movements of the regiments under my command on the 8th and 9th of the present month :…
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W. C. Scott to Brigadier-General Steuart, June 14, 1862
HEADQUARTERS BRIGADE, Camp near Mount Meridian, Va., June 14, 1862. GENERAL: In regard to the action of the 6th I have only this to remark, that the Fifty-eighth Regiment was…
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Albert Traoy, June 8, 1862
MOUNTAIN DEPARTMENT, HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD, Harrisonburg, Va., June 8, 1862. Order of march. 1. Colonel Cluseret’s brigade. 2. The pioneers of all brigades, as also the ax-men of every…
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W. M. B. Taliaferro to R. L. Dabney, June 13, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, VALLEY DISTRICT, Camp near Port Republic, Va., June 13, 1862. MaAJog: I have the honor to make a brief report of the operations of my brigade on…
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Sam. V. Fulkerson to R. L. Dabney, May 28, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, VALLEY DISTRICT, Camp near Winchester, Va., May 28, 1862. Sr: In making my report of the part acted by the Third Brigade in the battle near Winchester,…
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Jos. Carpenter to Charles S. Winder, May 26, 1862
HEADQUARTERS CARPENTER’S BATTERY, Winchester, Va., May 26, 1862. Srr: In obedience to your orders of this date I make the following report of the operations of my battery in the…
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Charles S. Winder to R. L. Dabney, June 15, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, VALLEY DISTRICT, Camp near Weyer’s Cave, Va., June 15, 1862. Simm: I have the honor herewith to report the part taken by this brigade in the operations…
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R. L. Dabney, June 15, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, VALLEY DISTRICT, Camp near Weyer’s Cave, Va., June 15, 1862. Srr: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of this brigade on…
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Crutchfield to A. S. Pendleton, July 28, 1862
HEADQUARTERS VALLEY DISTRIOT, Near Gordonsville, Va., July 28, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by the different batteries of this army…
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Thomas J. Jackson to Samuel Cooper, May 26, 1862
WINCHESTER WINCHESTER, May 26, 1862. General S. COOPER: During the last three days God has blessed our arms with brilliant success. On Friday the Federals at Front Royal were routed,…
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Samuel S. Carroll to Louis H. Pelouze, June 11, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH BRIGADE, SHIELDS’ DIVISION, Luray, Va., June 11, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to make the following report: In accordance with orders from the general commanding the division…