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Brigadier-General to George Deas, July 1, 1861
Camp at Laurel Hill, Va. Camp at Laurel Hill, Va., July 1, 1861. Lieut. Col. GEORGE DEAS, Assistant Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, Va.: Sir: It is with great reluctance…
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Irvine out on the Saint George, July 21, 1861
HEADQUARTERS RINGGOLD CAVALRY, Grafton, Va., July 21, 1861. I was ordered by General Hill on the 7th of July to take twenty-five men of the Ringgold Cavalry to serve as…
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Charles N. Lamison to Thomas Morton, July 20, 1861
HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH REGIMENT O. V. M., Oakland, Md., July 20, 1861. Sir: At 13 a. m., Saturday, July 13, I received your order eee me to proceed over the line…
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George B. McClellan to T. A. Morris, Philippi, July 3, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE O8IO, Buckhannon, Va., July 3, 1861. General T. A. Morris, Philippi: GENERAL: Yours of the 2d has reached me. After questioning your messenger and hearing his…
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George B. McClellan to E.D. Townsend, July 14, 1861
CAMP NEAR HUTTONSVILLE CAMP NEAR HUTTONSVILLE, July 14, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND: I have just returned from Cheat River, having crossed the mountain with a strong advanced guard. The…
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George B. McClellan to E.D. Townsend, July 7, 1861
BUCKHANNON BUCKHANNON, July 7, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General: Newspaper reports say that my department is to be broken up. I hope the General will leave under my…
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George B. McClellan to E.D. Townsend, July 6, 1861
BUCKHANNON, V. A. BUCKHANNON, V. A., July 6, 1861. A well-concerted movement to catch O. J. Wise, with his eight hundred men, at Ripley, on the 4th, failed in consequence…
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George B. McClellan to E.D. Townsend, July 5, 1861
Buckhannon, Va. Buckhannon, Va., July 5, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General : COLONEL: You will probably feel as much regret as I do in finding that I am…
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Thomas J. Jackson to E. K. Smita, July 3, 1861
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, Darkesvitle, July 3, 1861. COLONEL: About 74 a. m. yesterday I received a note at Camp Stephens from Lieut. Col. J. E. K. B. Stuart, of the…
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Wee. Keim, July 8, 1861
SECOND DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, Camp Brown, Martinsburg, Va., July 8, 1861. Sim: I have the honor to transmit to you the reports of the First Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers, Col. John C.…