Letter
Seth Williams to Alfred Pleasonton, April 14, 1863
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO,
Camp near Falmouth, Va., April 14, 1863.
Brigadier-General PLEASONTON, Oommanding Cavalry Division :
The commanding general directs me to advise you that General Heintzelman, commanding Defenses at Washington, will order a regiment of cavalry to scout south of the Occoquan to Dumfries. It is understood that this regiment is for the purpose of protecting the telegraph line. I will have the commanding officer at Dumfries notified.
Very respectfully, &c., :
S. WILLIAMS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
April 14, 1863.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
April 14, 1863.
Colonel RUCKER:
Tam quite sure I will need the 300 mules referred to. I beg, therefore, you will send them, and, if possible, with drivers and harness, I know our wants will be pressing for a time. Please, also, see that you
have tugs, barges, &c., to meet the wants of our department for commissary and quartermaster's supplies, which may be required on another
river soon.
Tam quite sure I will need the 300 mules referred to. I beg, therefore, you will send them, and, if possible, with drivers and harness, I know our wants will be pressing for a time. Please, also, see that you
have tugs, barges, &c., to meet the wants of our department for commissary and quartermaster's supplies, which may be required on another
river soon.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Camp near Falmouth, Va.. Summary: S. Williams informs Brigadier-General Pleasonton of a cavalry regiment scouting south of the Occoquan to protect telegraph lines and requests 300 mules with drivers and harnesses for logistical support.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 25, Part 1
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