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17,141 lettersFort Corcoran, July 26, 1861. Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report of the engagement at Bull Run of Sunday, July 21: Being in your brigade, and…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 434.] Legation of the United States, London, June 19, 1863. Sir: Your attention will doubtless have been drawn to the report of a debate…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, January 23, 1864. INOnRd: Richmond, January 23, 1864. I. Paragraph IV, General Orders, No. 3, current series, is hereby revoked. II. Enrolling officers…
July 25, 1861. ; Fort Corcoran, July 25, 1861. DEAR GENERAL: I intended to have visited you this morning, but in consequence of conflicting authority was unable to cross the…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 432.] Legation of the United States, London, June 18, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to transmit a copy of a note from Lord…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, January 14, 1864. No. 6. Richmond, January 14, 1864. I. Whenever ordnance stores are lost or damaged in any brigade it will be…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION, Camp on Meridian Hill, Washington, July 25, 1861. Str: In compliance with the orders of Brigadier-General Tyler, I have the honor to report the operations…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 632.] Department of State, Washington, June 18, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of the 5th instant (No. 427) has been received. The exposition of the…
Richmond, Va., January 11, 1864. Governor VANCE, Raleigh, N. C.: Your request anticipated. The Don went to sea on or before the 9th. J. A. SEDDON, Secretary of War.
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, THIRD DIVISION, Fairfax Station, July 17, 1861. Str: After leaving the Old Fairfax road this noon with my brigade, we proceeded with an advance guard in skirmishing…
December 19, 1863. December 19, 1863. Respectfully forwarded. I believe this might be tried, and probably with advantage. A. P. HILL, LIneutenant- General. ORANGE, December 23, 1868. Respectfully returned. In…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 631.] Department of State, Washington, June 18, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of the 4th of June (No. 424) has been received. The President receives…
Centreville, July 20, 1861. COLONEL: Yesterday was occupied mainly by the engineers in reconnoitering the defenses of the enemy on Bull Run, at and above the crossing of the Warrenton…
HEADQUARTERS PERRY’S BRIGADE, December 17, 1863. December 17, 1863. These applications are respectfully forwarded and recommended. The regiments composing this brigade originally numbered 3,271; of these there are now left…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 629.] Department of State, Washington, June 17, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of the 5th of June (No. 425) has been received. The several notes…
Richmond, Va., July 15, 1861. Brig. Gen. J. B. MAGRUDER, Commanding, &e., Yorktown, Va.: GENERAL: I have had the gratification of receiving your letter of the 13th instant, containing Major…
QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL’S OFFICE, TAX IN KIND, January 20, 1864. If the county authorities of the counties of Florida will apply to Maj. C. C. Yonge, controlling quartermaster of the State, at…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 428.] Legation of the United States, London, June 11, 1863. Sir: I have to acknowledge the reception of despatches from the department numbered from…
Near Bethel, Va., July 12, 1861. Sie: I have the honor to inform you that I left my camp on yesterday afternoon, at 7 o’clock, with a small force of…
GENERAL ORDERS, } ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, January 11, 1864. No. 4. Richmond, January 11, 1864. I. AN ACT authorizing the tax in kind on bacon to be commuted…