Letter
Ss. F. Woods to Max Weber, May 5, 1864
CUMBERLAND, Mp.
CUMBERLAND, Mp., May 5, 1864.
Brig. Gen. Max WEBER, Harper’s Ferry: I have seen General Kelley. He took command of our troops this morning and chased the rebels away from therailroad. There were only 100 rebels. Three hundred more are in this vicinity, or between here and Martinsburg. General Kelley thinks they may attack us here to-night. The telegraph is repaired to Wheeling. I shall order the artillery and infantry to concentrate in the fortifications here to-night. We have only about 100 men in all. Please telegraph me any order you wish executed.
Ss. F. WOODS,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: CUMBERLAND, Mp.. Summary: Ss. F. Woods reports to Brig. Gen. Max Weber about General Kelley repelling a small rebel force near Cumberland and requests orders for defending the fortifications against a possible attack.
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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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