Winf'd S. Hancock to Daniel Butterfield, June 22, 1863

June 22, 1863—8 p. m. Major-General BUTTERFIELD, Chief of Staff: I have sent your dispatch to General Stahel, in duplicate, by different routes. It is possible that the enemy’s cavalry passed to my rear from Buckland Mills toward Hay Market yesterday, after driving in my small cavalry picket and before General Stahel came in. General Stahel’s scout, who went from here to Aldie last night, by way of Hay Market, reports that he was passed on the way by about 85 rebel cavalry. : y WINF’D 8. HANCOCK, Major-General, HEADQUARTERS SECOND Corps, June 22, 1863—8 p. m. Major-General BUTTERFIELD, Chief of Staff, Army of the Potomac: In reply to your dispatch of this date, informing me that there can be no danger to my rear or to my command while General Stahel is at New Baltimore, I have the honor to state that I have not been apprehensive of danger to my command, but simply wished to guard against what appears to have happened—the Ee aee of cavalry from the Warrenton road to my rear; neither did J express any appre1? R R—VOL XXVII, PT III 258 N. C., V. A., W. V. A., M. D., P. A., ETO. [(CHar. XXXIX, hension with regard to my command. When the dispatch was written, I did not know that General Stahel’s cavalry, or any other, was moving toward New Baltimore. I suppose your dispatch was written in reply to my suggestion of yesterday, that more cavalry should be sent here. ;

WINF'D S. HANCOCK,