Letter
Thomas J. Jackson to A. J. Grigsby, April 7, 1862
HEADQUARTERS VALLEY DISTRIOT,
April 7, 1862.
April 7, 1862. Colonel Grigsby will please state how many men were in the engagement of March 23.
By order of Major-General Jackson:
A. 8. PENDLETON,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
OamMP NEAR NEW MARKET, V. A.,
April 7, 1862.
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
OamMP NEAR NEW MARKET, V. A.,
April 7, 1862.
There was in my (Twenty-seventh) regiment when drawn up in Barton's woods 170 guns, all told.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Jackson requests Colonel Grigsby to report the number of men engaged in the March 23 battle, with Grigsby responding that his regiment had 170 men present.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 12, Part 1
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