Dispatch
Unknown, March 19, 1864
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAQO,
March 19, 1864.
My DEAR GENERAL: Here is my report, such as it is, at your service.
I send you also a memorandum about pontoons.
I have Colonel
Spaulding’s official report covering all the facts stated, but thought
it best to put it as a memorandum; but you may rely on it.
conclusive for your purpose. Yours, truly,
I think it
General BURNSIDE, Washington, D. C. (Inclosures.1
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Summary: A Union Army officer submits a report and memorandum on pontoon operations to General Burnside during the Civil War, emphasizing the reliability of Colonel Spaulding's official account.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 21
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