Order
Chas. P. Stone, August 12, 1861
GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. CORPS OF OBSERVATION, August 12, 1861. No. 1. Rockville, August 12, 1861. By virtue of orders from Headquarters Division of Potomac, dated August 10, 1861, the undersigned…
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Letters about 1861
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John A. Dix to E.D. Townsend, August 7, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Fort McHenry, Md., August 7, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, Headquarters of the Army: COLONEL: lreceived the telegraphie dispateh of the General-in-Chief, to send…
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Lieutenant-General Scott to William S. Rosecrans, August 7, 1861
Washington Washington, August 7, 1861. Brig. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Commanding Department of the Ohio, Clarksburg, Va.: General Dix telegraphs that he is reliably informed that Lee and Johnston are…
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William S. Rosecrans to E.D. Townsend, August 6, 1861
CLARKSBURG, VA. CLARKSBURG, VA., August 6, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General: Every day’s experience with volunteer troops convinces me of the absolute necessity of having some officers of…
Inclosure
Unknown, August 6, 1861
[Inclosure.] SAN BERNARDINO, CAL., August 6, 1861. Commanding the Department of California: DEAR SIR: I have not yet learned the name of the officer or posts of the soldiers ‘referred…
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Nathaniel P. Banks to E.D. Townsend, August 6, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, SANDY HOOK, Near Harper’s Ferry, Va., August 6, 1861. Col. E. D. TowNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General : SIR: I was much gratified to receive the order authorizing the transfer of…
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George A. McCall to S. WILLIAMS, Assistant .Adjutant-General, August 6, 1861
CAMP TENNALLY CAMP TENNALLY, August 6, 1861. Maj. S. WILLIAMS, Assistant .Adjutant-General : MAJOR: I made this morning a reconnaissance of the country reported last evening to be oceupied by…
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William S. Rosecrans to E.D. Townsend, August 4, 1861
Clarksburg, Va. Clarksburg, Va., August 4, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, Washington, D. C.: COLONEL: Lower Cheat River region appears to be entirely free of rebel forces as…
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John H. Taggart, December 21, 1861
HEADQUARTERS TWELFTH REGIMENT, THIRD BRIGADE, December 21, 1861. McCALL’s DIVISION, PENNSYLVANIA RESERVE CORPS, E Camp Peirpoint, December 21, 1861. GENERAL: Pursuant to orders from brigade headquarters, the regiment under my…
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E. O. C. Ord, December 21, 1861
HDQRS. NINTH REG’T PENNSYLVANIA RESERVE CORPS, December 21, 1861. -December 21, 1861. SIR: In aecordanee with your order of this date, to make out an official report of the conduct…