Letter
Unknown, August 6, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
August 6, 1861.
i August 6, 1861.
Commanding, &e., Clarksburg, Va. :
It is said that Lee intends attacking Cheat Mountain Pass. It is advisable for you to push forward rapidly the fortifications ordered by General McClellan on that mountain and near Huttonsville. No intelgence of any move on Red House via Romney.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, N. Virginia, W. Virginia, 1861–62.
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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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