Letter

Unknown, December 5, 1862

HEADQUARTERS LEFT WING,

December 5, 1862.

Respectfully forwarded.

Although the style and matter of this report show that Colonel Kargé himself is entirely unacquainted with his duty, so far as the duty of making reports of criminal neglect on the part of his subordinate officers is concerned, the report is, nevertheless, transmitted, with the recommendation that Lieutenant Hoffman be dishonorably discharged from the service of the United States, to date from the day of his

capture. W. B. FRANKLIN, Major-General, Commanding Left Wing.

DECEMBER 2-6, 1862.—Reconnaissance from Bolivar Heights to Winchester, Va., and skirmishes at Charlestown, Berryville, etc.

No. 1.—Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum, U. 8. Army, commanding Twelfth Army Corps. No. 2.—Brig. Gen. John W. Geary, U. 8. Army, commanding Second Division.

Reports of Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum, U. 8. Army, commanding Twelfth Army Corps.

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Summary: Major General W. B. Franklin forwards a report recommending the dishonorable discharge of Lieutenant Hoffman for criminal neglect during the 1862 reconnaissance and skirmishes in Virginia.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 21 View original source ↗