pe Martinsburg, Va., July 4, 1861. Sin: The commanding general wishes you to join ‘ibas settee now temporarily halted for provisions to be brought up. Under the impression you have,crossed…
Tennallytown, June 11, 1861. CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report my arrival at this place with Captain Owen’s company of volunteer cavalry, and the Second, Third, Fifth, and Eighth…
Richmond, Va., May 26, 1861. Col. J. B. MAGRUDER, Commanding, d&c., Yorktown, Va.: CoLONEL: I have received your communication of the 25th instant. In reply, I would state that I…
Bethel Church, June 10, 1861. Sir: The enemy, thirty-five hundred strong, attacked us at our post, and after a very animated conflict of two hours and a half was repulsed…
Richmond, Va., May 26, 1861. Col. DANIEL RUGGLES, Commanding, Fredericksburg, Va. : COLONEL: Your letter of the 24th instant is at hand. The commanding general desires you to report what…
Fortress Monroe, June 16, 1861. GENERAL: Upon examination of the official reports of the officers commanding the various corps who were engaged in the skirmish at Big Bethel, I find…
_ HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA, Portress Monroe, June 10, 1861. GENERAL: Having learned that the enemy had established an outpost of some strength at a place called Little Bethel, a…
Norfolk, Va., June 6, 1861. Smr: The steamer Harriet Lane was occupied yesterday in reconnoitering our battery at Pig Point, mouth of Nansemond River, and this morning took up a…
Richmond, Va., June 13, 1861. COLONEL: Your letter of the 9th has been received. I regret much the unfortunate circumstances with which you have been beset, and ap72 OPERATIONS IN…
Kandolph County, Va., June 11, 1861. Sir: I omitted to state in my last report that Lieut. Col. William L. Jackson, Virginia Volunteers, had reported to me for duty. He…