Letter

Unknown to Robert O. Tyler, May 12, 1864

Author

Unknown

Recipient

Robert O. Tyler

Date

May 12, 1864

Type

Letter

Washington, D. C.

Washington, D. C., May 12, 1864.

Brig. Gen. R. O. TYLER, Commanding at Fairfax Court-House: GENERAL: Relieve all officers and enlisted men belonging to the Irish Legion. You will not accompany the brigade. J. H. TAYLOR, Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General.

Hopgrs. Cavaury Division, DEPT. OF WEST Virginia, Five miles from Christiansburg, May 12, 1864.

Brigadier-General DUFFIE:

GENERAL: General Averell desires that you will move to the macadamized road, and thence to Christiansburg by these headquarters, reaching this point at 4 p.m. MHealso desires that you will increase your pioneer party to twenty men, furnish them with axes and turpentine, if you have it, and send them along the railroad to destro the bridges between New River and Christiansburg. They will commence operations as soon as possible.

Respectfully,

WILL RUMSEY,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
P. 8.—There are twenty-six bridges on the railroad between New
River, &c.

——oe
Hpgrs. CAVALRY DIvisIon, DEPT. OF WEST Virginia,
May 12, 1864.
Brigadier-General DUFFIE:

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Washington, D. C.. Summary: Military orders direct Brig. Gen. R. O. Tyler to relieve the Irish Legion and Brig. Gen. Duffie to destroy railroad bridges between New River and Christiansburg to disrupt Confederate supply lines.

Topics

1864 Civil War Field Reports Military Correspondence Military Operations

Sources

The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 37, Part 1 View original source ↗