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P. Heintzelman to J. B. Fry, Arlington, June 5, 1861
ALEXANDRIA ALEXANDRIA, June 5, 1861. Capt. J. B. Fry, Arlington : I have it from a most reliable source that there are 20,000 men at Manassas Junction, Lee’s Station, Fairfax…
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Lieutenant-Colonel TOWNSEND to R. PATTERSON, Chambersburg, Pa, June 4, 1861
Washington Washington, June 4, 1861. Gen. R. PATTERSON, Chambersburg, Pa. : General Scott says do not make a move forward until you are joined by a battery of the Fourth…
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Irvin McDowell to E.D. Townsend, June 4, 1861
Arlington Arlington, June 4, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Asst. Adjt. Gen., Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C.: COLONEL: I have the honor to report as follows, in…
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Benjamin F. Butler to Irvin McDowell, June 3, 1861
HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS, June 3, 1861. General MCDOWELL, Commanding, &e., Arlington : General Scott desires you to submit an estimate of the number and composition of a column to be pushed…
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Simon Cameron to William B. Franklin, June 3, 1861
WaAR DEPARTMENT WaAR DEPARTMENT, June 3, 1861. Col. W. B. FRANKLIN, U.S. A., ‘ New York City: How many of the three years’ regiments south of Albany are organized? Order…
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Robert Patterson to Fitz J. Porter, June 4, 1861
HD@R. S. DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Chambersburg, Pa., June 4, 1861. COLONEL: The last paragraph in the general’s letter [next preceding] refers to this, that at night the sound of the…
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Robert Patterson to E.D. Townsend, June 3, 1861
CHAMBERSBURG, P. A. CHAMBERSBURG, P. A., June 3, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington City : COLONEL: I have the honor to report my arrival…
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E.D. Townsend to R. Patterson, U.s. A, June 3, 1861
Washington Washington, June 3, 1861. General R. PATTERSON, U.S. A., Chambersburg, Pa. : General Scott will send you in a few days a letter of instructions. One or two batteries…
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R. Patterson to Edward D. Townsend, June 3, 1861
CHAMBERSBURG, PaA. CHAMBERSBURG, PaA., June 3, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, ~ Assistant Adjutant-General : Ready on Thursday morning to carry out proposed plan, and will move if General-in-Chief approves.…
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Fitz J. Porter to W. H. Ke, May 29, 1861
Philadelphia Philadelphia, May 29, 1861. Maj. Gen. W. H. KE, Commanding U. S, Forces, Chambersburg, Pa. : GENERAL: The commanding general instructs me to give you in his name the…