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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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Letters about Military Operations
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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.…
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Rvol Ii to Senate of the United States, December 23, 1861
HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJT. GEN.’S OFFICE, Washington, December 23, 1861. S1z: In compliance with your instructions, [ have the honor to report that, after due consideration, the General-in-Chief is…