HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAQ, October 12, 1863. October 12, 1863—12.30 p.m. (Received 1.10 p. m.) His Excellency the President : Your telegram received. I have just sent a dispatch…
CIRCULAR. HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, October 11, 1863. October 11, 1863. The Second Division will cross the river at daylight to-morrow by a bridge to be thrown in front of…
New Berne, N. C. New Berne, N. C., October 10, 1863. Col. SouTHARD HOFFMAN, Asst, Adjt. Gen., Dept. of Va. and N. C.: The rebel War Department has just made…
HEADQUARTERS, October 10, 1863. October 10, 1863—10.30 a. m. Colonel SmiTH, COLONEL: The enemy crossed the river, about 2 miles above the ford, with artillery and cavalry. Heavy skirmishing took…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, October 10, 1863. October 10, [1863]—8 a. m. Major-General HUMPHREYS, Chief of Staff: GENERAL: The inclosed communication was just received. A. PLEASONTON, Major-General. MITCHELL’s ForD, RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER,…
PRIVATE. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, October 10, 1863. Maj. Gen. J. G. Foster, Fort Monroe: EER AL! Your letter of the 8th, marked “private,” is just received. Your effective…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY CORPS, October 9, 1863. October 9, 1863. General HUMPHREYS: GENERAL: I have received two telegrams, one notifying me General Sykes was to be sent down to my…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY CORPS, October 9, 1863. October 9, 1863—9 p. m. Major-General HUMPHREYS: The picket officer on the right reports that the enemy’s pickets in his front have not…
Fort Monroe, Va. Fort Monroe, Va., October 8, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALurck, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: I feel desirous to do something, and although…
First Army Corps First Army Corps, October 6, 1863. General HUMPHREYS: GENERAL: The following rebel messages have been intercepted from the rebel signai stations on Clark’s Mountain by Lieutenants Wiggins…