Letter

Www. C. Scott, May 5, 1862

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE NORTHWEST,

Brigade commanders will cause the different regiments and independent companies of their respective commands to have cooked and put in haversacks the provisions they will draw to-morrow, and be in readiness to march at any moment.

By order of General Johnson ° Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

According to the order of march we marched by brigades, each bri
gade followed by its wagons.
It is a fact that at the battle of McDowell I commanded the Second
Brigade and that Major Cobb commanded the Forty-fourth Regiment.
WwW. C. SCOTT,
Colonel Forty-fourth Regiment Virginia Volunteers.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Camp at Valley Mills, Va.. Summary: Brigade commanders are instructed to prepare provisions and be ready to march immediately, with Colonel C. Scott noting his command of the Second Brigade at the Battle of McDowell.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 12, Part 1 View original source ↗