Letter
T. A. Meysenberg, February 4, 1863
HEADQUARTERS GRAND RESERVE DIVISION,
Stafford Court-House, February 4, 1863.
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.
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.
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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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