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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK, Opposite Fredericksburg, Va., May 21, 1862. Brig. Gen. JosEPH R. ANDERSON, Commanding near Massaponax : GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK, May 19, 1862. Maj. Gen. IRvin McDOWELL, Commanding U. S. Forces: GENERAL: Your communication of 18th current was duly received. . I beg you will…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK, Opposite Fredericksburg, Va., May 18, 1862. Brig. Gen, Jos—EPH R. ANDERSON, Commanding near Massaponaz : GENERAL: I have just received your communication of this date.…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK, May 18, 1862. May 18, 1862. Maj. Gen. IRvin McDowELit, Commanding U. S. Forces: GENERAL: You are perhaps informed of the circumstances connected with the…
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C., November 27, 1862. Col. R. D. Goopwin, ; No. 68 Saint Mark’s Place, New York City: I am instructed to summon you as a…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, D, C., November 28, 1862. Lieut. Col. Louis H. PELouzEs, Recorder Court Inquiry : CoLonEL: In reply to your communication of the 27th I am…
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C., November 27, 1862. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C.: COLONEL: I am instructed by the court of inquiry convened pursuant to…
New York New York, September 24, 1862. General IRviN MCDOWELL: Sir: I have recently noticed in the New York Herald your modest request, by letter, that the President would cause…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY, Washington, November 24, 1862. Official copy, J. C. KELTON, Assistant Adjutant-General. The official copy of the foregoing letter of General McDowell to the President is appended to the…
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C., November 24, 1862. Lieut. Col. Louis H. PELovzE, Recorder of the Court of Inquiry: The General-in-Chief having been informed that the court of inquiry…
Washington Washington, November 24, 1862. Maj. Gen. GEORGE CADWALADER, President of the Court of Inquiry instituted in Special Orders, No. 350: GENERAL: It appearing from the indorsement on the recorder’s…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY, November 23, 1862. November 23, 1862. The General-in-Chief is not aware that the Government has any charges against Major-Genera] McDowell. » ; ; ; The court was ordered…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, November 17, 1862. ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, No. 350. Washington, November 17, 1862. III. The Court of Inquiry ordered to assemble the 27th ultimo by Special…
Hadgrs. Army in the Field, Middletown, Va. Hadgrs. Army in the Field, Middletown, Va., June 25, 1862. Maj. Gen. JoHN C. FREMONT, Commanding Department : GENERAL: In compliance with your…
WINOHESTER WINOHESTER, June 17, 1862. Major-General FREMONT: ; General Shields and 8,000 men are at Front Royal. Jackson in large force at Luray. Rumors from significant sources say the enemy…
HEADQUARTERS, Winchester, June 6, 1862. Major-General FREMONT, in the Field: DEAR Sie: The freshet has destroyed for the moment our communications. At Williamsport the river, higher than for ten years,…
PETERSBURG PETERSBURG, May 26, 1862. Baggage being behind, your telegram not translated till now. \Vhat you are doing is of the greatest possible service (sending forward animals, wagons, and commissary…
MOUNTAIN DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF MEDICAL DIRECTOR, Headquarters Army in the Field, Franklin, May 22, 1862. Col. ALBERT TRACY, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General: CoLONEL: In the name of humanity I respectfully call…
HEADQUARTERS SHIELDS’ DIVISION, Inuray, June 12, 1862. My advance guard was driven back on the 9th after a sanguinary engagement of four hours. I re-enforced it, and determined, in connection…
HEADQUARTERS SHIELDS’ DIVISION, Columbia Bridge, June 8, 1862. I pushed forward Colonel Carroll with one brigade and four pieces of artillery to move on Port Republic to burn the bridge…