Letter
Unknown to Edwin M. Stanton, April 17, 1862
April 17, 1862.
April 17, 1862. Our troops occupy New Market to-night. There has been some artillery skirmishing, but no loss on our side. We have many prisoners. N. P. BANKS, Major-General, Commanding. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
“See also Jackson to Ewell, April 17, in ” Correspondence, ete.,” Part III, p.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General N. P. Banks reports to Secretary of War E. M. Stanton the occupation of New Market with minimal casualties and the capture of many prisoners during the Shenandoah campaign in April 1862.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 12, Part 1
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