HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, July 20, 1861. General MANSFIELD, Commanding, é&e. : Telegraphic communication only open to Fairfax. You will please therefore take measures to carry out instructions of…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, July 20, 1861. July 20, 1861—1.30 a, m. Brigadier-General MCDOWELL, c., Centreville : Your dispatch received at 1.5 a.m.* It is now 1.30 a. m. Hunt’s…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, July 20, 1861. Col. D. E. SIcKLES, Staten Island, N. Y.: Lieutenant-General Scott desires that as many of the regiments under your command as are…
QUARTERMASTER GENERAL’S OFFICE, Washington City, July 18, 1861. Major-General MCCLELLAN, Beverly, Va.: No surplus transportation at Leavenworth. Dickerson at Cincinnati reports two or three hundred horses on hand. [have ordered…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, July 18, 1861. General MCCLELLAN, Beverly, Va. : Your suggestions in respect to Staunton would be admirable, like your other conceptions and…
HEADQUARTERS NEAR BEVERLY HEADQUARTERS NEAR BEVERLY, July 16, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General : In view of the large call of the President for troops, and of the…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ANNAPOLIS, Fort McHenry, Md., July 14, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General: Sir: By direction of Major-General Banks, I have the honor to report, for the…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ANNAPOLIS, Fort McHenry, July 10, 1861. GEORGE R. DopGE, Marshal of Police, Baltimore: Ste: It having been reported to the general commanding the Department of Annapolis, by…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ANNAPOLIS, Fort McHenry, July 9, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. 8S. Army: Sir: The general commanding directs me to report, for the information of…
Arlington Arlington, July 9, 1861. General McDowell presents his compliments to General Beauregard, and begs to inform him that the paper referred to in his note of the 7th was…