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…
Richmond, Va., May 25, 1861. Col. WM. B. TALIAFERRO, Commanding Gloucester Point, Va.: COLONEL: Colonel Talcott will direct Captain Smith, of the Engineer Corps, now at West Point, to take…
Huttonsville, Va., June 9, 1861. Str: I have the honor to address you as regards the state of my command. The force here now numbers about one thousand, of which…
Richmond, Va., May 24, 1861. Brig. Gen. M. L. BonHAM, Comdg. Manassas Junction, Va.: GENERAL: Colonel Moore’s regiment (seven companies) of Virginia volunteers has been ordered to join you to-morrow,…
Staunton, Va., June 6, 1861. Col. G. A. PORTERFIELD, Commanding Virginia Forces, Beverly, Va.: COLONEL: I send you a supply of ammunition by Messrs. Trotter and Crawford, an account of…
Staunton, Va., June 6, 1861. Str: Inclosed is a copy of a letter that I have written to Colonel Porterfield, at Beverly. From this you will perceive that, while I…