Letter
Provost-Marshal to J. H. Taylor, September 26, 1863
ALEXANDRIA, V. A.
ALEXANDRIA, V. A., September 26, 1863.
(Received 8.40 p. m.) Col. J. H. TaYLor,
Chief of Staff: The following dispatch is just received from Colonel Grimeshaw : FAIRFAX STATION, V. A., September 26, 1868.
Col. H. H. WELLS, Provost-Marshal :
It is reported from guard at Burke’s Station that rebel force is near the road south (artillery and cavalry), and has taken mules 3 miles from station. A. H. GRIMESHAW, Colonel, Commanding Post.
Very respectfully, H. H. WELL
. . S,
Provost-Marshal.
HEADQUARTERS FouRTH SEPARATE BRIGADE,
Provost-Marshal.
HEADQUARTERS FouRTH SEPARATE BRIGADE,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: ALEXANDRIA, V. A.. Summary: Provost-Marshal H. H. Wells informs Col. J. H. Taylor of a rebel force near Burke's Station, reporting artillery, cavalry presence, and the seizure of mules three miles from the station.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 29, Part 1
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