Order
Robert C. Schenck to N. Wilkinson, June 16, 1863
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, June 16, 1863.
Col. N. WILKINSON, Clarksburg, W. Va. : You do not seem to understand the orders. The last order yesterday morning was to concentrate at New Creek and not at Grafton. You will at once communicate with Colonel Mulligan, and proceed with forces there. General Kelley will arrive at New Creek to-day, by way of Harrisburg and Huntington. Until he takes command, telegraph your, movements and communications to me. ROBT. C. SCHENCK, Major-General, Commanding. BALTIMORE, June 16, 1863. Commanding Officer, Cumberland, Md. : Let Colonel Galligher and all the cavalry that are with him remain at Cumberland, reporting for duty and for orders to Brigadier-General Kelley, who will arrrive to-day at New Creek.
ROBT. C. SCHENCK,
Major-General, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: BALTIMORE. Summary: Major-General Schenck directs Colonel Wilkinson to concentrate forces at New Creek, coordinate with Colonel Mulligan, and await Brigadier-General Kelley's arrival for command during the 1863 Civil War operations.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 27, Part 1
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