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Unknown to Joseph Patterson, June 9, 1861
FREDERICK Ciry, M. D. FREDERICK Ciry, M. D., June 9, 1861. General PATTERSON, ; Comdg. U. 8. Forces at or near Chambersburg, Pa. : Whereas Lieutenant-General Scott has authorized me,…
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Letters about 1861
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Robert Patterson to T. A. Morris, June 8, 1861
CHAMBERSBURG, P. A. CHAMBERSBURG, P. A., June 8, 1861. Brig. Gen. T. A. MORRIS, Commanding U. 8. Volunteers, Grafton, W. Va.: GENERAL: Your letter introducing Mr. Philip Pendleton has been…
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Unknown to George H. Tuomas, U.s. A, June 7, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Chambersburg, Pa., June 7, 1861. Col. GEORGE H. Tuomas, U.S. A., Second Cavalry, Comdg. First Brigade, Greencastle, Pa.: COLONEL: The commanding general does not wish to…
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Robert Patterson to E.D. Townsend, June 7, 1861
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., June 7, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Sir: The inclosed telegrams will inform the General-in-Chief how the Elmira regiment sueceeded in passing out of this…
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F, J. Porter to Lew1is Wallace, June 6, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Chambersburg, Pa., June 6, 1861. Col. LEw1Is WALLACE, Eleventh Indiana Regiment, Cumberland, Md. : Srr: I am instructed by Major-General Patterson to direct you to halt…
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Unknown to Scott, June 6, 1861
CINCINNATI CINCINNATI, June 6, 1861. General Scott: Recent developments show that it is absolutely necessary to muster in Virginia troops between. Grafton and Parkersburg for service in that to be…
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P. Heintzelman to J. B. Fry, Arlington, June 5, 1861
ALEXANDRIA ALEXANDRIA, June 5, 1861. Capt. J. B. Fry, Arlington : I have it from a most reliable source that there are 20,000 men at Manassas Junction, Lee’s Station, Fairfax…
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Lieutenant-Colonel TOWNSEND to R. PATTERSON, Chambersburg, Pa, June 4, 1861
Washington Washington, June 4, 1861. Gen. R. PATTERSON, Chambersburg, Pa. : General Scott says do not make a move forward until you are joined by a battery of the Fourth…
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Irvin McDowell to E.D. Townsend, June 4, 1861
Arlington Arlington, June 4, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Asst. Adjt. Gen., Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C.: COLONEL: I have the honor to report as follows, in…
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Benjamin F. Butler to Irvin McDowell, June 3, 1861
HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS, June 3, 1861. General MCDOWELL, Commanding, &e., Arlington : General Scott desires you to submit an estimate of the number and composition of a column to be pushed…