Letter
Robert Patterson to E.D. Townsend, July 4, 1861
MARTINSBURG
MARTINSBURG, July 4, 1861.
Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General : Received your confidential letter by Lieutenant Jones,* of the Rhode Island Battery, and will regulate accordingly, though may have to act earlier. Seven miles in advance is General Johnston with 15,000 to 18,000 foot, 22 guns, and 650 horse. See my letter of date, and private one from Major Porter. Please keep me advised.
R. PATTERSON,
Major-General, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: MARTINSBURG. Summary: Major-General R. Patterson informs Assistant Adjutant-General E. D. Townsend of Confederate General Johnston's troop strength near Martinsburg and requests ongoing updates for coordinated military action.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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