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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…
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Simon Cameron to R. PATTERSON, Philadelphia, Pa, November 30, 1861
Wak DEPARTMENT Wak DEPARTMENT, November 30, 1861. General R. PATTERSON, Philadelphia, Pa. : GENERAL: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 26th instant, calling my attention…
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Levi Woodhouse to Winfield Scott, July 25, 1861
HAGERSTOWN HAGERSTOWN, July 25, 1861. Sir: I am possessed of reliable information that a messenger left this place for Baltimore with a dispatch from the Confederate Army to the rebels…
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R. Patterson to E.D. Townsend, July 24, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Harper’s Ferry, Va., July 24, 1861—3 p. m.. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND : While awaiting the arrival of General Banks, who is addressed as commanding here,…
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kh. Patterson to Robert Patterson, July 20, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, July 20, 1861. Major-General PATTERSON, U.S. Army, Charlestown, Va.: Five Pennsylvania regiments, Colonel Paine’s Fourth Wisconsin, now at Harrisburg, and four regiments from this city,…
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Fitz J. Porter to Lewis Wallace, July 19, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Charlestown, Va., July 19, 1861. COLONEL: In reply to your communication of yesterday* the commanding general directs me to say that there is no intention or…