Letter
W. M. H. French, May 3, 1863
lorsville, Va., Sunday
lorsville, Va., Sunday, May 3, 1863.
Capt. William H. Chester, Seventy-fourth New York Volunteers, and aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen. A. A. Humphreys, commanding division; mortally wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863.
_Maj. Philip J. Kearny, Eleventh New Jersey Volunteers; mortally wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863.
killed at the battle of Chancellorsville, May 3, 1862.
killed at the battle of Bristoe Station, Va., August 27, 1862.
wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863.
vania Volunteers; killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.
This division, having joined the Army of the Potomac since the battle of Gettysburg, cannot furnish the information called for. Iam, general,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. M. H. FRENCH,
Major-General, Commanding.
Washington, D. C.,
October 3, 1863—11.30 a. m.
Major-General, Commanding.
Washington, D. C.,
October 3, 1863—11.30 a. m.
Major-General MEADE,
Army of the Potomac:
report to General Rosecrans.
Army of the Potomac:
report to General Rosecrans.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: lorsville, Va., Sunday. Summary: Major-General W. M. H. French reports to General Meade on casualties and unit movements within the Army of the Potomac following key battles including Gettysburg and Chancellorsville in 1863.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 29, Part 1
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