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S. G. French to Brigadier- General, August 21, 1862
Petersburg, Va., August 21, 1862. GENERAL: Numerous causes have prevented my sending you a report ere this of an attack on the shipping and camp of General Mepoe by the…
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Letters about 1862
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k. E. Lee to Peninsular Campaign, VA. Cua. Noe, July 29, 1862
July 29, 1862. July 29, 1862. Maj. Gen. D. H. HILL, © Commanding Department of North Carolina: GENERAL: Your letter of to-day has been received.* I have written you that…
Letter
Robert E. Lee to D. H. Hit, July 28, 1862
July 28, 1862. July 28, 1862. â GENERAL: I have received your letter of yesterday. I have determined to send General Pendleton, with certain of his batteries, as you will…
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Robert E. Lee to George W. Randolph, July 28, 1862
July 28, 1862. Sir: General D. H. Hill has been directed to proceed with picked troops and about fifty pieces of artillery to old Fort Powhatan to endeavor to cut…
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George B. McClellan to H. W. Halleok, August 1, 1862
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAG, Berkeley, August 1, 1862. GENERAL: About 12.30 last night the enemy quietly placed two or three batteries of field guns on Coggins Point and at…
Dispatch
WM. W. Averell to A. J. Alexander, July 23, 1862
Westover, July 23, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to report that yesterday nothing of interest occurred on the first Long Bridge road. On the second (Clarkeâs) a company proceeded…
Order
Unknown, July 17, 1862
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. COLUMN FROM CALIFORNIA, July 17, 1862. No. 10. f Tucson, Ariz., July 17, 1862. The Column from California will move to the Rio Grande in the…
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Geo. Stoneman to WILLIAMS, Adjutant-General, July 9, 1862
July 9, 1862. GENERAL: General Davidson, with two regiments of infantry, went out 4 miles on the Long Bridge road this morning, where he came upon the enemyâs rear guard…
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J. P. Wilson to C. S. Haldeman, July 10, 1862
HDQRS. THIRD BATT., FIFTH PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY, Camp near Yorktown, Va., July 10, 1862. CAPTAIN: On the evening of the 6th instant I received orders from the general commanding to make…
Dispatch
C. W. Squires to J. B. Walton, July 5, 1862
Camp Camp, July 5, 1862. Captain Squires will report, with his battery of rifle guns, to General Longstreet, at his headquarters, at Phillips’ house. J. B. WALTON, General Longstreet ordered…