Letter

Thomas M. Harris to N. Wilkinson, May 8, 1864

BEVERLY, W. V. A.

Col. N. WILKINSON, New Creek, Va.: Refugees and deserters just in report Imboden and Jackson preparing for an immediate raid in this section. Have just sent cavalry reconnaissance to go thirty miles to the front, both on the Staunton and Huntersville roads.

T. M. HARRIS,

Colonel, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: BEVERLY, W. V. A.. Summary: Colonel T. M. Harris informs Colonel N. Wilkinson of imminent Confederate raids by Imboden and Jackson, dispatching cavalry reconnaissance to monitor key roads in western Virginia.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 37, Part 1 View original source ↗