Letter
Unknown to Edwin V. Sumner, January 20, 1863
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO,
January 20, 1863.
January 20, 1863—1 a. m. Major-General SUMNER, ee Commanding Right Grand Division :
GENERAL: The commanding general directs me to request you to hold your command in readiness to move at an early hour on the morning of the 21st. Copies of orders given Major-Generals Franklin, Hooker, and Sigel will be Bien 73 ips eo
Very respectfully, your obedient servan
aoa ay JNO. G. PARKE,
Chief of Staff.
{Inclosure No. 26.)
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
Chief of Staff.
{Inclosure No. 26.)
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
January 20, 1863—11.45 p. m.
Commanding Right Grand Division:
Commanding Right Grand Division:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Summary: General Parke instructs Major-General Sumner to prepare his command for early movement on January 21, 1863, coordinating with orders to other Union generals during the Civil War.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 21
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