Letter

Unknown to Patterson, U.s. A, June 27, 1861

Washington

Major. General PATTERSON, U.S. A., Commanding, ke. , Hagerstown, Md.:

I have your telegram of ae date about a prisoner, but no acknowledgment of mine of the 25th, and letter of the same date. Under the latter 1 had expected your crossing the river to-day in pursuit of the enemy. You needed no special authority for sending prisoners to Fort

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Washington.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2 View original source ↗