Letter

R. F. Taylor to Thomas H. Wellsted, May 5, 1864

Camp near Winchester

Lieut. THomas H. WELLSTED, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General :

I have the honor to report, for the information of the major-general commanding, the scouts sent from these headquarters through the Shenandoah Valley have returned. They report seeing no force of the enemy, except a number of small bands of bushwhackers and guerrillas.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

R. F. TAYLOR,
Colonel, Commanding First Cavalry Division.
(First indorsement. ]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Camp near Winchester. Summary: R. F. Taylor reports to Thomas H. Wellsted that scouts in the Shenandoah Valley encountered only small bands of guerrillas, with no significant enemy forces present.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 37, Part 1 View original source ↗