Irvin McDowell to B. D. Townsend, June 1, 1861
– HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT N. HE. VIRGINIA, Arlington, June 1, 1861. Sir: The following facts have just been reported to me by the orderly sergeant of Company B, Second Cavalry, commanded…
– HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT N. HE. VIRGINIA, Arlington, June 1, 1861. Sir: The following facts have just been reported to me by the orderly sergeant of Company B, Second Cavalry, commanded…
Richmond, Va., May 16, 1861. Col. GEoRGE H. TERRETT, , Provisional Army of Virginia, Comdg., &e., Alexandria, Va.: COLONEL: In reply to your inquiries, by telegraph, in relation to persons…
Fredericksburg, Va., June 4, 1861. $m: I have the honor to state, for the information of the general commanding, that, since Saturday last, no attack has been made on our…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF F’REDERICKSBURG, Fredericksburg, Va., June 2, 1861. Sir: I have the honor to state, for the information of the commanding general, that four of the enemy’s armed steamers…
Fredericksburg, Va., June 1, 1861. Sir: The enemy attacked the naval battery at Aquia Creek yesterday about 10 a.m. The enemy had three war steamers and some small ., PA.,…
Richmond, Va., May 15, 1861. Col. GEORGE H. TERRETT, Alexandria, Va. : COLONEL: I have requested Colonel Cocke to fill up Colonel Gar_land’s regiment, stationed at Manassas Junction, from companies…
Richmond, Va., May 14, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. K. Suir, Commanding Confederate States Troops, Lynchburg, Va.: COLONEL: The commanding general instructs me to say to you that if there are…
May 29, 1861. Sir: The expedition to Newport News, of which I spoke in my last, eight miles from this place, landed without opposition. I have caused an intrenched camp…
May 27, 1861. Sir: The expedition (of which I gave you information in my former dispatch) to Newport News got off in fine style this morning about 7 o’clock. Ihave…
Philippi, Va., May 29, 1861. CoLONEL.: On the 27th instant I received reliable information of a contemplated movement among those hostile to us, by which a large body of men…