Winf'd S. Hancock to Albert J. Myer, June 24, 1863

(Received 11 a. m.) Col. ALBERT J. MYER, Chief Signal Officer: Large trains are crossing at Sharpsburg. Artillery and wagon trains are passing through Charlotte [Charlestown] toward Shepherdstown. DANIELS, Captain, Maryland Heights. LEESBURG, June 24, 1863—1.10 p. m. General HooKErR: I do not know where Charlotte is ; I think it must mean Charlestown. I have ordered the signal officer to get the dispatch repeated carefully, and will inform you of the result. JUNE 24, 1863. General JosEPpH HOOKER: The signal officer at Maryland Heights corrects his dispatch to read Charlestown instead of Charlotte. He says 5 rebel cova legariont were captured, and report General_Lee’s headquarters at Berryville. H. W. SLOCUM, Major-General. HEADQUARTERS SECOND Corps, June 24, 1863. Major-General STAHEL, Commanding Cavalry Division : GENERAL: Can you, without interfering with your arrangements, leave 200 or 300 cavalry with General French at Gainesville, to watch the roads toward Warrenton and Greenwich ?

WINF'D S. HANCOCK,