Order
Unknown, August 12, 1861
August 12, 1861.
No. 1. Rockville, August 12, 1861. By virtue of orders from Headquarters Division of Potomac, dated August 10, 1861, the undersigned assumes command of the forces of the United States along the line of the Potomac between Point of Rocks and Seneca Falls, including the forces at both places. ` CHAS. P. STONE, Brigadier-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, N. Virginia, W. Virginia, 1861–62. Summary: Brigadier-General Charles P. Stone assumes command of U.S. forces along the Potomac River line between Point of Rocks and Seneca Falls in August 1861 during the Civil War.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 5
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