Letter
Unknown to H. M. Bur Leigh, May 13, 1864
MARTINSBURG
MARTINSBURG, May 13, 1864.
Capt. H. M. Bur LEIGH, Assistant Adjutant-General : I sent on the first regiment, meaning to retain the other two, which are on the road now ; will be here to-night or to-morrow. I had ordered them to stop here. The cavalry to-day have scouted thoroughly to the front to North Mountain. There is no appearance of any enemy in that direction. I shall post part of the first regiment on the railroad. Four hundred men will be enough on the railroad to relieve my regiment, not including Duffield’s Station.
R. 8. RODGERS,
Colonel, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: MARTINSBURG. Summary: Colonel Rodgers informs Captain Bur Leigh about troop movements, scouting results, and plans to post 400 men along the railroad to relieve his regiment near Martinsburg in May 1864.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 37, Part 1
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