Letter
Robert Patterson to T. A. Morris, June 8, 1861
CHAMBERSBURG, P. A.
CHAMBERSBURG, P. A., June 8, 1861.
Brig. Gen. T. A. MORRIS, Commanding U. 8. Volunteers, Grafton, W. Va.:
GENERAL: Your letter introducing Mr. Philip Pendleton has been handed to me by that gentleman. Mr. Pendleton has given me much valuable information, and I am extremely gratified by your kindness in referring him tome. I request that you will not allow yourself to be hampered by the fear of trespassing on my department. I would suggest the propriety of securing Smith’s farm and Paddytown and the bridges in their vicinity, with a view of cutting off such supplies as may be found in those neighborhoods, and dispersing any bodies of insurgents that you may meet, or who may assemble near your line of operations.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
R. PATTERSON,
Major-General, Commanding.
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Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: CHAMBERSBURG, P. A.. Summary: Major-General Patterson advises Brigadier General Morris to secure strategic locations and disrupt insurgent supplies near Grafton, West Virginia, during early Civil War operations.
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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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