Letter

Robert Patterson to E.D. Townsend, June 14, 1861

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA,

Col. E. D. TOWNSEND : Your note of 13th received by Lieut. O. B. Cannot cross at time indicated. Will give notice in time to make diversion. See lctter of 12th instant.

; R. PATTERSON,

Major-General, Commanding.
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384 «OPERATIONS IN M. D., P. A., V. A., AND W. V. A. (Cmar. I. X.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Chambersburg, Pa.. Summary: Major-General R. Patterson informs Colonel E. D. Townsend of the inability to cross at the requested time and promises timely notice to coordinate a military diversion in June 1861.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2 View original source ↗