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46,149 lettersGENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. ARMY OF THE NORTHWEST, October 7, 1861. i No. 11. Sewell Mountain, October 7, 1861. The general commanding has the pleasure to announce to the Army of…
WAR DEPARTMENT, O. S. A., Richmond, October 12, 1861. SIR: I have received through the Adjutant-General your report of the action of 3d instant at Greenbrier River. I congratulate both…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND REGIMENT, BAKER’S BRIGADE, Camp Advance, Va., September 29, 1861. Str: On Saturday morning, the 28th instant, the Second Regiment received orders to prepare two days’ cooked provisions, and…
HEADQUARTERS BAKER’S BRIGADE, Near Monocacy, October 6, 1861. GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose the reports of the officers commanding two regiments in the brigade under my command. It…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Baltimore, Md., September 11, 1861—11 p. m.. 4 Sir: Your letter was handed to me half an hour ago by Mr. Allen,* – who is of…
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, September 11, 1861. GENERAL: The passage of any act of secession by the legislature of Maryland must be prevented. If necessary, all or any part of the…
SPECIAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS, September 14, 1861. No. —. Camp on Valley River, Va., September 14, 1861. The forced reconnaissance of the enemy’s positions, both at Cheat Mountain Pass and…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, A. O. W. VA., Elk Water, September 17, 1861. GENERAL: The operations of this brigade for the past few days may be summed up as follows: On…
HEADQUARTERS NEAR FAIRFAX CROSS-ROADS, Near Fairfax Station, September 14, 1861. SIR: Herewith I inclose two reports (of Brigadier-General LongStreet and of Colonel Stuart) of the affair of Lewinsville [Nos. 16…
HEADQUARTERS CAMP ADVANCE, September 12, 1861. September 12, 1861. SIR: By order of General Smith I was placed under your command yesterday, and in accordance with your directions I led…
HDQRS. SEVENTY-NINTH REGIMENT N. Y. S. M., September 12, 1861. : Camp Advance, September 12, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST REGIMENT U. S. CHASSEURS, Camp Advance, September 11, 1861—8 p. m.. Sir: I have the honor to report that, in compliance with special orders from headquarters, I reported…
HEADQUARTERS NINETEENTH INDIANA VOLUNTEERS, Camp Advance, September 12, 1861. SIR: In pursuance of your order, received this morning, I herewith submit a report of the part taken by my command…
Washington Washington, September 14, 1861. General WILLIAM F. SMITH, Chain Bridge: The colors of the New York Seventy-ninth will be sent to you tomorrow. Please return them to the regiment,…
SMITHS HEADQUARTERS, NEAR CHAIN BRIDGE, September 11, 1861. September 11, 1861. General Smith made reconnaissanee with 2,000 men to Lewinsville; remained several hours, and completed examination of the ground. 168…
WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A., Richmond, September 20, 1861. Brig. Gen. HENRY A. WISE, Gauley River, via Lewisburg, Va. : = SIR: You are instructed to turn over all the…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE KANAWHA, Camp on the Road, September 12, 1861. SIR: Information had reached me for some number of days that a heavy force was advancing towards my…
HEADQUARTERS THIRTEENTH REG? O. V. INFANTRY, September 11, 1861. je i — Camp Scott, Va., September 11, 1861. — Se: I have the honor to submit the following statement of…
HEADQUARTERS PENNSYLVANIA RESERVE, Camp Tennally, September 5, 1861. GENERAL: In relation to my command, I have the honor to report . that the enemy having opened fire on the Seventh…
HEADQUARTERS, Hunters Chapel, August 30, 1861. I have the honor to report that this morning, while reconnoitering from the top of Mrs. Hunter’s house, the enemy was observed to send…