Letter
William Hunter to Chas +G. +a Lpine, May 14, 1864
HEADQUARTERS,
Cumberland, May 14, 1864.
Respectfully forwarded to ee headquarters.
I most cordially and earnestly recommend that General Weber’s request be granted if, in the opinion of the major-general commanding, it can be done without detriment to his other operations in the field. The First New York Cavalry has served for the last two years in this part of Virginia, and the command is thoroughly acquainted with the counties of Loudoun, Fauquier, Jefferson, Frederick, Clarke, Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire, and Hardy.
B. F. KELLEY, Brigadier-General.
{Second indorsement, HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WEST Virginia, Cedar Creek, Muay 22, 1864. Disapproved. This regiment cannot be spared from operations in the field.
By command of General Hunter :
CHAS +G. +A LPINE:
Assistant Adjutant-General.
[Third indorsement. ]
Hpgrs. RESERVE Division, DEPT. oF WEST Virginia,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
[Third indorsement. ]
Hpgrs. RESERVE Division, DEPT. oF WEST Virginia,
Cumberland, May 24, 1864.
Respectfully returned to Brig. Gen. Max Weber, commanding
brigade.
Attention invited to indorsement of major-general commanding.
Respectfully returned to Brig. Gen. Max Weber, commanding
brigade.
Attention invited to indorsement of major-general commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Cumberland. Summary: General Hunter denies Brigadier General Kelley's recommendation to reassign the First New York Cavalry from active field operations due to their essential role in ongoing military engagements.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 37, Part 1
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