Dispatch
Winfield S. Hancock to Humphreys, July 30, 1864
HEADQUARTERS SECOND CORPS,
July 30, 1864.
July 30, 1864—7 a. m. General HUMPHREYS, Chief of Staff: Report from the Second Brigade, of General Mott’s division, shows that the enemy are there in some strength, having two batteries which they fire seldom, owing to the close proximity of ourriflemen. The commanding officer of the brigade says he can see every man who leaves his front to their right, and none have left since daylight. He is using mortars effectively. I willreport any change of troops.
W. S. HANCOCK,
Major-General.
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Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Hancock reports to Chief of Staff Humphreys that enemy forces, including two artillery batteries, hold a strong position near Mott's division but face effective mortar fire and close riflemen resistance.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 40, Part 1
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