Letter
Robert E. Lee to Cooper, December 21, 1862
FREDERICKSBURG, V. A.
FREDERICKSBURG, V. A., December 21, 1862.
General Hampton, who was sent to the rear of enemy, penetrated Occoquan ; reports Slocum at Fairfax, Geary at Manassas, and a large force at Dumfries ; Sigel at Stafford. He captured 30 of Sigel’s wagons, 20 others on the road, 200 prisoners, and brought off nearly everything. Enemy reported to be fortifying near Union Mills.
Hon. JAMES A. SEDDON, Secretary of War.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF NORTHERN Virginia, Camp near Fredericksburg, Va., December 29, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to forward herewith to the War Department one cavalry guidon, taken from the enemy at Occoquan on the 18th instant by Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton. I am,
with great respect, your obedient servant,
R. E. LEE,
General.
General 8. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General, 0. 8. Army.
General.
General 8. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General, 0. 8. Army.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Location: FREDERICKSBURG, V. A.. Summary: Robert E. Lee reports Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton's successful cavalry raid capturing enemy wagons, prisoners, and a guidon near Occoquan, and details Union troop positions in December 1862.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 21
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