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17,141 lettersWashington, July 20, 1861. Major-General PATTERSON, U.S. Army, Charlestown, Va.: Five Pennsylvania regiments, Colonel Paine’s Fourth Wisconsin, now at Harrisburg, and four regiments from this city, are ordered to join…
Richmond, Va., June 17, 1861. General T. H. Hotes, Dep’t of Fredericksburg, Va.: GENERAL: In answer to your letter of the 15th instant, addressed to General S. Cooper, I have…
Charlestown, Va., July 19, 1861. COLONEL: In reply to your communication of yesterday* the commanding general directs me to say that there is no intention or desire to retain the…
Martinsburg, Va., via Bedford, July 8, 1861. COMMANDING OFFICER, Cumberland, Md.: Your two Pennsylvania regiments have been ordered to Cumberland, _ and placed under the. orders of General Patterson, who…
Richmond, Va., June 16, 1861. ‘Col. J. B. MAGRUDER, Commanding, Yorktown, Va.: CoLONEL: Your letter of the 14th, directed to General S. Cooper, chas been received. The result of your…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 392.] Legation of the United States, London, April 24, 1863. Sir: Her Majesty’s government does not seem yet to be quite satisfied of the…
Martinsburg, Va., July 6, 1861. Sir: I telegraphed my intention to cross the Potomac on the 1st instant. I now have the honor to report my movements since that date.…
Richmond, Va., June 15, 1861. His Excellency JoHN LETCHER, Governor of Virginia: Sime: Agreeably to your request, I submit a statement of the military and naval preparation for the defense…
Martinsburg, Va., July 3, 1861. Lieut. Col. BE. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General: Entered and passed through this place to-day in hot pursuit of the enemy. The Army was welcomed with…
[Extract.] Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 386.] Legation of the United States, London, April 23, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to transmit a copy of a note of…
Richmond, Va., June 10, 1861. Col. J. B. MAGRUDER, Commanding, &c., Yorktown, Vac: ; CoLonEL: In answer to your letter of Be 9th instant, just received, I take pleasure in…
HEADQUARTERS DEPART}ENT OF ANNAPOLIS, June 27, 1861. Sir: My attention has been called to a resolution purporting to have been this day passed by the late board of police commissioners,…
Richmond, Va., June 10, 1861. General T. H. Homes, Oommanding, déc., Fredericksburg, Va.: GENERAL: It is probable that, realizing the inutility of cannonading _ the batteries at Aquia Creek with…
Fort McHenry, July 1, 1861. To the People of the City of Baltimore: In pursuance of orders issued from the headquarters of the Army at Washington, for the preservation of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 563.] Department of State, Washington, April 22, 1863. Sir: I have received your despatch (No. 367) of the 8th instant, and its enclosure. Your…
Richmond, Va., June 7, 1861. General JosEPH EK. JOHNSTON, Commanding, &c., Harper’s Ferry, Va.: 7 GENERAL: I have had the honor to receive your letter of the 6th instant. The…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 560.] Department of State, Washington, April 21, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of April 3 (No. 362) has been received. It is pleasant to know…
June 27, 1861. ‘ June 27, 1861. To the People of the City of Baltimore: By virtue of authority vested in me, and in obedience to. orders, as commanding general…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 554.] Department of State, Washington, April 20, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of April 3 (No. 364) has been received, together with a copy of…
Fort McHenry, July 1, 1861. GENERAL: In pursuance of orders of the 24th ultimo, received from your department, I arrested, and now detain in custody of the United States, Mr.…