Dispatch
William B. Franklin to George B. McClellan, December 6, 1861
HEADQUARTERS,
Camp Williams, December 6, 1861.
GENERAL:
I transmit with this a report of Brigadier-General Newton on the attack made upon our pickets on Monday last. The statements in it show bad behavior on the part of pickets of the division on my right, which I regretfully bring to the notice of the Commanding General. There is arumor that a sergeant who was acting as lieutenant deserted from these pickets on Sunday, the 1st instant. If this be the case, it may account for the accurate manner in which the dash was made by the enemy’s cavalry.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 3
W. B. FRANKLIN,
Brigadier-General, Commanding Division.
Adjutant-General Army of Potomae, Washington, D. C.
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Brigadier-General, Commanding Division.
Adjutant-General Army of Potomae, Washington, D. C.
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Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, N. Virginia, W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Camp Williams. Summary: W. B. Franklin reports to General McClellan on poor conduct and possible desertion among pickets during a recent enemy cavalry attack at Camp Williams in 1861.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 5
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