Washington, D. C., August 6, 1861. Brig. Gen. I. MCDOWELL, r Comdg. Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Va.: Information I have received induces me to eaution you to be carefully…
Near Harper’s Ferry, Va., August 4, 1861. Colonel LEONARD, Thirteenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers : SIR: The general commanding directs that you proceed to Sharpsburg, Md., near the Potomac River, and…
Union Mills, Va., March 16, 1862. We arrived here last evening about dark. We got corn for horses; no provisions for men. Bull hun too high to cross. Had we…
Washington, March 16, 1862. Sin: I inclose copy of a report just received from General Stoneman. I am confident that the force seen near Warrenton Junction did not come from…
Leesburg, Va., March 9, 1862. SIR: On the morning of the 7th I learned there were about 1,000 infantry, some artillery, and between 200 and 300 cavalry at Waterford, who…
March 16, 1862. > Camp Seminary, Vä., March 16, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to make the following report of the movements of the. Fourth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers…
HDQRS. SECOND REGIMENT NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS, March 16, 1862. ; : Camp Seminary, Va., March 16, 1862. SIR: I proceed to furnish to the headquarters of the First Brigade `…
: HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, Three miles from Bull Run, March 9, 1862. SIR : On information of my scouts, &c., I felt justified in making this day a reconnaissance to…
GENERAL ORDERS, ! HEADQUARTERS AQUIA DISTRICT, VA., March 17, 1862. -The major-general commanding the Aquia District desires to congratulate his own and the division of General Whiting on the admirable…
March 20, 1862. ; l Richmond, Va., March 20, 1862. GENERAL: The President requests that I should inform you that. unofficial reports have reached him of great destruction of property—burning…