Letter
Seth Williams to O. O. Howarp, June 11, 1863
Camp near Falmouth
Camp near Falmouth, June 11, 1863.
General O. O. Howarp, Commanding Eleventh Corps:
GENERAL: The commanding general directs that you at once relieve the pickets of the Third Army Corps to Oder’s blacksmith shop, and their railroad guard to Stoneman’s Switch, meeting the Second Corps at those points.
ou will also take charge of, and be held responsible for, the defensive works at Potomac Creek Bridge, and the bridge itself.
The Third Corps is ordered to Bealeton.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. WILLIAMS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
June 11, 1863.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
June 11, 1863.
Major-General MEADE:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Camp near Falmouth. Summary: S. Williams directs General O. O. Howarp to reposition pickets and railroad guards, assume responsibility for Potomac Creek Bridge defenses, while the Third Corps moves to Bealeton during the 1863 Army of the Potomac operations.
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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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