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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Hagerstown, Md., June 16, 1861. Bvt. Maj. Gen. GhorGE CADWALADER, Commanding First Division : GENERAL: The commanding general wishes you to detach forthwith the whole of…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLYANIA, Hagerstown, Md., June 16, 1861. Bvt. Maj. Gen. GEORGE CADWALADER, Commanding First Division, Williamsport, Md.: GENERAL: By direction of the commanding general I send you a…
HAGERSTOWN HAGERSTOWN, June 16, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND : Design no pursuit; cannot make it. The enemy is routed by fear. Cross the river to-day. If approved wish to…
HAGERSTOWN HAGERSTOWN, June 16, 1861. Am here, checked by no enemy. Cadwalader waded the ford at Williamsport to-day. Rhode Island regiment gone to Cumberland. Asked McClellan to send one or…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, June 16, 1861. General MCCLELLAN, Cincinnati : We have nothing later from Patterson than his arrival last night at Hagerstown. The report that he is…
General, Commanding. CINCINNATI General, Commanding. CINCINNATI, June 16, 1861. General WINFIELD Scott: I hear from General Patterson that he is checked at Harper’s Ferry. If I do not hear from…
Washington Washington, June 15, 1861. General MCDOWELL, Arlington: General Scott says, whether Harper’s Ferry is evacuated or not, General Patterson cannot cross the river before Wednesday next [19th]. This in…
Washington Washington, June 15, 1861. Capt. B. Du Barry, U.S. Ag , Chambersburg, Pa.: It is said you are making ‘ire angements to send all regiments arriying at Harrisburg to…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Chambersburg, Pa., June 15, 1861. Colonel Wallace is threatened between Grafton and Cumberland by three thousand rebels, and asked for aid (artillery, infantry, and ammunition) from…
CHAMBERSBURG, PA. CHAMBERSBURG, PA., June 15, 1861. Maj. Gen. GEORGE CADWALADER, Commanding First Division, en route to Williamsport : GENERAL: The commanding general desires you to give Captain Newton the…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Chambersburg, Pa., June 15, 1861. Engineer Corps, en route to Williamsport : CAPTAIN: In reply to your note of this date, I have, by direction of…
CHAMBERSBURG CHAMBERSBURG, June 15, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND : . Have advanced under General Cadwalader First, Second, Third, Fourth, and part of Fifth Brigades, and the first four are…
HEADQUARTERS YORKTOWN, VA. HEADQUARTERS YORKTOWN, VA., June 15, 1861. Maj. Gen. B. F. BUTLER, Commanding Fort Monroe, Ge.: Str: I have just received yours of the 13th instant, with respect…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Chambersburg, Pa., June 14, 1861. Col. CHARLES P. STONE, Commanding, near Leesburg, Va.: Sir: The commanding general instructs me to inform you that as soon as…
CHAMBERSBURG, P. A. CHAMBERSBURG, P. A., June 14, 1861. Colonel TOWNSEND :] : DrAR COLONEL: To-morrow morning our force will be in Hagers own, located as indicated in the accompanying…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Chambersburg, Pa., June 14, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND : Your note of 13th received by Lieut. O. B. Cannot cross at time indicated. Will give…
Arlington Arlington, June 14, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, Headquarters of the Army: COLONEL: I have received a letter from Maj. J. G. Barnard, Engineer, making suggestions…
Fort Monroe, Va. Fort Monroe, Va., June 13, 1861. Col. J. B. MAGRUDER, Commanding the Forces at Yorktown, &e.: Sir: Your favor of June 12, by Captain Davies, with a…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ANNAPOLIS, Fort McHenry, June 13, 1861. To the MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE: Str: I have the honor to transmit to you a copy of an…
Washington Washington, June 12, 1861. General McCLELLAN, U.S. A., Cincinnati, Ohio: Your telegram of yesterday is received. There has been a misapprehension somewhere. The Secretary of War approves your policy…