Letter
William W. Burns to J. G. PARKE, Ohief of Staff, December 13, 1862
FRANKLIN’S HEADQUARTERS,
December 13, 1862.
December 13, 1862. General J. G. PARKE, Ohief of Staff: I have received nothing from you during the night. Have you sent
any ee W. B. FRANKLIN Major-General.
[DECEMBER 13, ied (Received 1.15 o’clock.) General PARKE, Chief of Staff:
I have directed General Bayard to make a reconnaissance with his whole force, and communicate with General Sumner. Will send a brigade to act with Bayard when he returns. Please to inform Comstock that I do not care for a téte-de-pont.
W. B. FRANKLIN, Major-General.
DECEMBER 13, 1862—3 p. m. Colonel [Richmond]: I have the honor to forward the inclosed dispatches from Genera! Franklin and General Burns. Have not made any additional change.
Respectfully,
Carroll is now moving up to support Sturgis, the rest of Whipple's
division to support Couch.
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DECEMBER 13, 1862—1.45 p. m.
division to support Couch.
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DECEMBER 13, 1862—1.45 p. m.
Brigadier-General BURNS,
Commanding Division :
Commanding Division :
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Summary: Brigadier-General Burns reports to Chief of Staff J.G. Parke about directing General Bayard's reconnaissance and coordinating troop movements to support Union forces near Franklin's headquarters in December 1862.
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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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