Order
Saml. F. Woods to Max Weber, May 7, 1864
NEAR WINCHESTER
NEAR WINCHESTER, May 7, 1864.
Brig. Gen. Max WEBER, Harpers Ferry:
As the order has been given by the Secretary of War through General Kelley, you have to accept it and act in accordance with it until further orders.
Hpgrs. RESERVE DIvIsion, DEPT. OF WEST Virginia, Harper’s Ferry, May 77, 1864. Col. R. S. RopGErRs,
Commanding at Martinsburg :
CoLoNnEL : I have to acknowledge receipt of your communication of even date. The general commanding is much pleased with the suggestion you make in regard to the employing of the officers and men arriving from the front on the railroad, thus relieving more active men for duty at Martinsburg, and wishes you to have this carried into execution without delay.
I am, colonel, very FP aapoctitlly
your obedient servant,
SAML. F. WOODS,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
CoLumBus, May 7, 1864—10.30 a. m.
(Received 11.05 a. m.)
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
CoLumBus, May 7, 1864—10.30 a. m.
(Received 11.05 a. m.)
Hon. E. M. Stanton,
Secretary of War:
Two regiments leave here for Parkersburg this morning. I could
send two more to-night, but accouterments have not arrived, and
Secretary of War:
Two regiments leave here for Parkersburg this morning. I could
send two more to-night, but accouterments have not arrived, and
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: NEAR WINCHESTER. Summary: Samuel F. Woods directs Colonel Rogers to implement a plan employing newly arrived officers and men on railroad duties to free active soldiers for Martinsburg defense, following Secretary of War orders.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 37, Part 1
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