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17,141 lettersWashington Washington, June 25, 1861. Hon. FrRANciISs H. PEIRPOINT, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Wheeling: Sir: In reply to your application of the 21st instant for the aid of…
Arlington Arlington, June 25, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Statement of Mr. J. 1, 2man on whom I rely: Arrived at Fairfax Court-House Thursday, 20th instant; found there Prince…
Arlington Arlington, June 24, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TowNsEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, Headquarters Army : COLONEL : I have the honor to submit the following, in answer to your letter…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Hagerstown, Md., June 24, 1861. Co). LEW1is WALLACE, Commanding, &c., Cumberland, Md. : General Patterson orders you here, to come by the shortest route, unless you…
HAGERSTOWN, MD. HAGERSTOWN, MD., June 23, 1861. COLONEL: Up to the present instant I have received from Capt. J. Newton, Engineer Corps, only a report of a part of his…
HEADQUARTERS TYLER’S BRIGADE, Camp McDowell, June 22, 1861. To Brigadier-General MCDOWELL, Commanding Department N. L. Virginia: GENERAL: Your intimation yesterday that we might be ordered to fall back to Ball’s…
HAGERSTOWN, MD. HAGERSTOWN, MD., June 21, 1861. Col. SAMUEL YOHR, First Regiment Pennsylvania Vols., near Funkstown, Md.: CoLONEL: The commanding general directs you, on arrival at Frederick, to notify Governor…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Hagerstown, Md., June 21, 1861. General McCAuL1, Harrisburg, Pa.: Please send the following to Colonel Wallace : Five thousand cartridges and six thousand caps for rifle…
HAGERSTOWN, MD. HAGERSTOWN, MD., June 21, 1861. CoLONEL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the telegram of the General-in-Chief calling for a plan of operations with a…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Hagerstown, Md., June 20, 1861. Brig. Gen. J. 8S. NEGLEY, Commanding Fifth Brigade, near Hagerstown, Md. : GENERAL: The commanding general directs you to move as…
Washington Washington, June 20, 1861. General R. PATTERSON, U.S. A., Hagerstown, Md.: I desire you to cause to be examined the Maryland Heights, overlooking Harper’s Ferry, with a view to…
Fort Monroe, Va. Fort Monroe, Va., June 20, 1861. Lieut. Gen. WINFIELD Scort, Commander-in-Chief, U. 8. Army: Str: I send you inclosed a memorandum * of information obtained by me…
HAGERSTOWN HAGERSTOWN, June 19, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Headquarters of the Army : I move to-day to occupy early to-morrow the Maryland Heights and shore opposite Harper’s Ferry. Am…
Fort Monrobk, VA. Fort Monrobk, VA., June 19, 1861. Lieut. Gen. WINFIELD ScorTt, Commander-in-Chief, U. 8. Army: GENERAL: I avail myself of the opportunity to send to Washington to inform…
CINCINNATI CINCINNATI, June 19, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND: I learn that the enemy is in front of Piedmont in force; also moving on Grafton and Clarksburg from Beverly. Will…
CINCINNATI CINCINNATI, June 19, 1861. General WINFIELD Scott: If you will order Patterson to send a strong column on Cumberland and thence on Romney, we will cut off the whole…
Havre de Grace, Md. Havre de Grace, Md., June 18, 1861. Maj. Fitz J. PORTER, A. A. G., Dep’t of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Pa. : Sir: [have the honor to report…
CUMBERLAND CUMBERLAND, June 18, 1861. Maj. F. J. PORTER: ; Received your letter by messenger. Have in hand eight days’ provisions brought from Indiana; also transportation wagons, which I will…
Williamsport Williamsport, June 18, 1861. MAsor: Seven soeinbits of my division and the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry remained on the other side of the river all night, notwithstanding my…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, June 18, 1861. General PATTERSON, Hagerstown : I had expected you to recall the regulars on the reappearance on the Potomac of Johnston with a…