Telegram
Unknown to Abraham Lincoln, May 31, 1862
Wardensville, May 31, 1862.
Your telegram of 31st [30th?] received. Main column at this place. Roads heavy and weather terrible. Heavy storm of rain most of yesterday and all last night. Our cavalry and scouts have covered the roads 10 to 15 miles ahead. The enemyâs cavalry and ours now in sight of each other on the Strasburg road. Engagement expected to-day. The army is pushing forward, and I intend to carry out operations
proposed. J. O. FREMONT, Major-General, Commanding. To the PRESIDENT.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Wardensville. Summary: Major-General Fremont informs President Lincoln of challenging weather and terrain conditions while reporting imminent engagement with enemy cavalry near Strasburg during ongoing military operations.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 12, Part 1
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