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46,149 lettersJune 10, 1862. No. 36. } Ohewalla, June 10, 1862. Commanders of brigades and detachments will at once reduce the vuggage of their commands to the minimum. All officers’ trunks,…
[Extract.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 464.] Paris, May 13, 1864. Sir: Your despatches from No. 529 to No. 533, both inclusive, and likewise despatch numbered by mistake 634,…
Valley Forge, April 26, 1778 . States that the British conciliatory handbills have had free circulation among the troops. Asks Tryon to circulate among Tory troops copies of a resolution…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 542.] Department of State, Washington, May 9, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of April 22, No. 454, has been received. What you have said to…
SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS, \ HDQES. DEPT. OF THE MISSISSIPPI, June 10, 1862. No. 90. Corinth, Miss., June 10, 1862. I. The order dividing the army near Corinth into right wing,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 540.] Department of State, Washington, May 4, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of the 18th ultimo, No. 452, enclosing a printed translation of a convention…
[Valley Forge, April 26, 1778] Sir, By command of His Excellency, I inclose you a letter to him from the officers of the German batalion. There appears, by the representation,…
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 462.] Paris, May 2, 1864. Sir: Your despatch No. 526, which gives the answer to the renewed request from the French government that it…
Valley Forge, April 24, 1778. Invites Mifflin to council of war.
Valley Forge, April 24, 1778 . States that a box of “hardâ€� money taken from British at Princeton in winter of 1777 is suspected to be in the hands of…
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 30thit was ordered…
Valley Forge, April 24, 1778 . Invites Armstrong to council of war.
[Extract.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 461.] Paris, May 2, 1864. Sir: Immediately upon the receipt of your despatch No. 525, I applied to M. Drouyn de l’Huys for…
HEADQUARTERS, ETO., Fincastle, May 25, 1862. ‘ Brig. Gen. HENRY HETH, Commanding Brigade : GENERAL: I am just now in receipt of a telegram informing me that you are falling…
[ Valley Forge ] April 20, 1778 . Lists three plans for next campaign, with possible modes of execution for each plan. Asks officers for opinions.
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 538.] Department of State, Washington, April 30, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of April 11, No. 449, has been received. I thank you for the…
[ Valley Forge ] April 19, 1778 . States that a horse not fit for service should be returned to a Mr. Sellers, its owner. Signed “A Hamilton ADC.�
[Extracts.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 457.] Paris, April 29, 1864. Sir: Your despatches, from No. 524 to No. 528, both inclusive, have been duly received. * * *…
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, and shortly afterward their…
[Valley Forge, April 15, 1778] To His Excellency George Washington Esquire General and Commander in chief of the Forces of the United States of America. We the Commissioners appointed by…