Letter

T. A. Meysenberg, February 4, 1863

HEADQUARTERS GRAND RESERVE DIVISION,

GENERAL:

The commanding general directs that the Eleventh Corps be assembled near Stafford Court-House.

The Second Division will march to-morrow to Potomac Creek, and encamp there for the night.

The Third Division will also march as far as Potomac Creek, the cavalry following in the rear to-morrow.

Both divisions will encamp on their arrival between the Telegraph road and railroad south of the Stafford Court-House and Brooke’s Station road.

The detachments at Dumfries and Occoquan will remain at those places until further orders.

I have the honor to be, general, your obedient servant,

T. A. MEYSENBERG,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HpgQRs. CENTER GRAND DIVISION, February 4, 1863.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Stafford Court-House. Summary: T. A. Meysenberg orders the Eleventh Corps to assemble near Stafford Court-House with specific divisions marching to Potomac Creek and encamping between key roads for strategic positioning during the Civil War.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 25, Part 1 View original source ↗