Letter
William B. Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, December 12, 1862
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO,
December 12, 1862.
December 12, 1862—10 p. m. Brigadier-General HARDIE, or Major-General FRANKLIN: General Franklin can have all the artillery he needs from that in position on the blufis. A. E. BURNSIDE, Major-General, Commanding. *Not signed ; supposed to come from General Hardie. Colonel Richmond, Assistant Adjutant-General, Hdgrs. Army of the Potomac : Your dispatch, relative toa guard at the bridge, was received. It was answered by stating that a brigade had crossed, and a line of pickets was thrown out on the other side.
W. B. FRANKLIN,
Major-General, Commanding Center Grand Division.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Summary: W. B. Franklin informs Major-General Franklin that artillery support is available on the bluffs and confirms deployment of a brigade and pickets across the bridge during the 1862 Army of the Potomac operations.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 21
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