Letter
Robert C. Schenck to Henry W. Halleck, October 13, 1863
BALTIMORE, M. D.
BALTIMORE, M. D., October 13, 1863.
(Received 9 p. m.) Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEcK, General-in-Chief : Have instructed Captain Duvall as to guard at Hog Island Light- to Assateague Light-House. Have no other troops but three cavalry companies on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia. Cannot get any information from General Kelley as to General Lockwood or regiments ordered here.
ROBT. C. SCHENCK,
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: BALTIMORE, M. D.. Summary: Robert C. Schenck informs General Halleck of limited troop presence on Maryland and Virginia's Eastern Shore and reports lack of information on reinforcements from General Kelley.
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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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