Letter
W. M. H. French to Humphreys, November 8, 1863
HEADQUARTERS THIRD CORPS,
November 8, 1863.
November 8, 1863—12.06 a. m. General HUMPHREYS, Chief of Staff: General Birney, commanding Thira Corps, reports a column of the enemy passing to his left for the last half hour by the light of a fire burning west by south from Kelly’s house. The fire is so low now as not to show the figures passing. A negro who lives there says the enemy have large camps on my left front, in the woods. Major-General Newton has not yet reported to me, and I do not know where the First Corps is.
W. M. H. FRENCH,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: W. M. H. French informs General Humphreys of enemy troop movements near Kelly's house and the uncertain positions of Union forces during the Battle of Mine Run 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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