Letter
Robert S. Foster to Godfrey Weitzel, July 24, 1864
HEADQUARTERS U.S. FORCES,
Deep Bottom, July 24, 1864.
This morning at daylight the Eleventh Maine, acting under my orders, advanced and occupied the enemy’s battery on the New Market and Malvern Hill road, and now have a strong picket fifty yards beyond. I shall hold it, if possible. The regiment lost yesterday 2 killed and 6 wounded. They deserve great credit, having been continually engaged day and night for three days, and I deem the position they hold of great importance to this command.
Respectfully, yours,
R. S. FOSTER,
Brigadier-General.
Brigadier-General WEITZEL,
Chief of Staff, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina.
Brigadier-General.
Brigadier-General WEITZEL,
Chief of Staff, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Deep Bottom. Summary: Brigadier-General R. S. Foster reports to Chief of Staff Godfrey Weitzel the successful occupation and strategic importance of an enemy battery by the Eleventh Maine at Deep Bottom, despite casualties.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 40, Part 1
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