Letter
Rufus Ingalls to O. B. Ferguson, January 1, 1863
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF QUARTERMASTER,
Jume 15, 1863.
Jume 15, 1863—10.10 p. m. Capt. O. B. FERGUSON, Assistant Quartermaster, Alexandria, Va.: General Hooker desires that you send a fast boat at once to Aquia with the following dispatch : General WARREN, Commanding at Aquia: General sent you orders this a. m. by telegraph to Aquia Court-House, and via Brent’s Point, through Hancock, to remain and hold Aquia until further orders. I fear they may not have reached you. Send by bearer report of affairs, to be telegraphed here from Alexandria. DANL. BUTTERFIELD, Major-General, and Chief of Staff.
120 N.C. VA, W. V. A. M. D., P. A., ETO. (Cuar, XXXIX,
The answer to this dispatch must be sent me by telegraph on the
arrival of the boat at Alexandria, on or before 6 a. m. to-morrow, if
possible.
arrival of the boat at Alexandria, on or before 6 a. m. to-morrow, if
possible.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Rufus Ingalls instructs Captain O. B. Ferguson to urgently dispatch a fast boat to Aquia with orders for General Warren to hold the position and to send a situation report by telegraph.
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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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