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Simon Cameron to William B. Franklin, June 3, 1861
WaAR DEPARTMENT WaAR DEPARTMENT, June 3, 1861. Col. W. B. FRANKLIN, U.S. A., ‘ New York City: How many of the three years’ regiments south of Albany are organized? Order…
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Letters about 1861
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Robert Patterson to Fitz J. Porter, June 4, 1861
HD@R. S. DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Chambersburg, Pa., June 4, 1861. COLONEL: The last paragraph in the general’s letter [next preceding] refers to this, that at night the sound of the…
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Robert Patterson to E.D. Townsend, June 3, 1861
CHAMBERSBURG, P. A. CHAMBERSBURG, P. A., June 3, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington City : COLONEL: I have the honor to report my arrival…
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E.D. Townsend to R. Patterson, U.s. A, June 3, 1861
Washington Washington, June 3, 1861. General R. PATTERSON, U.S. A., Chambersburg, Pa. : General Scott will send you in a few days a letter of instructions. One or two batteries…
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R. Patterson to Edward D. Townsend, June 3, 1861
CHAMBERSBURG, PaA. CHAMBERSBURG, PaA., June 3, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, ~ Assistant Adjutant-General : Ready on Thursday morning to carry out proposed plan, and will move if General-in-Chief approves.…
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Fitz J. Porter to W. H. Ke, May 29, 1861
Philadelphia Philadelphia, May 29, 1861. Maj. Gen. W. H. KE, Commanding U. S, Forces, Chambersburg, Pa. : GENERAL: The commanding general instructs me to give you in his name the…
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Robert Patterson to E.D. Townsend, June 1, 1861
Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa., June 1, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. 8S. Army: Sir: I have the honor to state, for the information of the General-inChief, in…
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George B. McClellan to E.D. Townsend, June 1, 1861
Cincinnati Cincinnati, June 1, 1861. Lieut Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-G@eneral : CoLONEL: I had intimated in preceding dispatches an intention ef – moving on the valley of the…
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Irvin McDowell to R. E, Lun, May 29, 1861
Arlington Arlington, May 29, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, CoLONEL: I arrived here too late in the afternoon of the 27th to assume on that day formally, in orders,…
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Robert Patterson to Winfield Scott, May 24, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, Pa., May 24, 1861. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Headquarters of the Army, Washington City : Sir: I am in receipt of two telegrams of this date from…