Letter
Winfield S. Hancock to Winfield S. Hancock, June 14, 1863
STAFFORD
STAFFORD, June 14, 1863.
(Received 1.40 p. m.) General Hancock : General says hold Banks’ Ford stoutly to the last. BUTTERFIELD, Major-General.
JUNE 14, 1863—2.50 p. m. General CALDWELL:
Send Colonel [J. R.] Brooke at once, with three regiments of good men, to Banks’ Ford. A section of artillery will be ordered to report to him as soon as his command is under way.
Colonel Brooke will report in person to these headquarters.
By order of Major-General Hancock :
C. H. MORGAN,
Ineutenant-Colonel, and Chief of Staff.
STAFFORD CouRT-HovsE,
June 14, 1863.
Ineutenant-Colonel, and Chief of Staff.
STAFFORD CouRT-HovsE,
June 14, 1863.
Major-General HANcocK :
I 'have left two divisions at Potomac Creek, to be at your disosal, if needed. Newton is on his way here, but will not be here
efore night.
I 'have left two divisions at Potomac Creek, to be at your disosal, if needed. Newton is on his way here, but will not be here
efore night.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: STAFFORD. Summary: Major-General Hancock orders the reinforcement and steadfast defense of Banks' Ford with three regiments and artillery, coordinating troop movements during the 1863 Civil War campaign.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 27, Part 1
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