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George B. McClellan to General-in-Chief, July 6, 1861
BUCKHANNON, V. A. BUCKHANNON, V. A., July 6, 1861. General Patterson informs me that he has ordered Wallace away from Cumberland. From what I know of the state of affairs…
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Letters from 1861
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Robert Patterson to Edward D. Townsend, July 5, 1861
MARTINSBURG, V. A. MARTINSBURG, V. A., July 5, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Have ordered up everything—Colonel Stcne, Cumberland, and Frederick foree. Large re-enforcements have come in from Manassas… R.…
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Unknown to Robert Patterson, July 5, 1861
Washington Washington, July 5, 1861. General R. PATTERSON : If necessary, call up the regiment left at Frederick, and I will replace it. In an extreme case, order Colonel Wallace…
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Robert Patterson to E.D. Townsend, July 4, 1861
MARTINSBURG MARTINSBURG, July 4, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General : Received your confidential letter by Lieutenant Jones,* of the Rhode Island Battery, and will regulate accordingly, though may…
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Robert Patterson to E.D. Townsend, July 3, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Martinsburg, Va., July 3, 1861. Entered and passed through this place to-day in hot pursuit of the enemy. The Army was welcomed with enthusiasm by the…
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Nath. P. Banks, July 1, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ANNAPOLIS, Fort McHenry, July 1, 1861. To the People of the City of Baltimore: In pursuance of orders issued from the headquarters of the Army at Washington,…
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Nath. P. Banks, June 27, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ANNAPOLIS, June 27, 1861. ‘ June 27, 1861. To the People of the City of Baltimore: By virtue of authority vested in me, and in obedience to.…
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Nathaniel P. Banks to George B. McClellan, July 1, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ANNAPOLIS, Fort McHenry, July 1, 1861. GENERAL: In pursuance of orders of the 24th ultimo, received from your department, I arrested, and now detain in custody of…
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Lieutenant-General ScorT, June 24, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, June 24, 1861. Sir: Mr. Snethen, of Baltimore, a gentleman of standing, al deliver to you this communication. He has just ¢ given to the…
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Lew. Wallace, June 27, 1861
HEADQUARTERS ELEVENTH REGIMENT, INDIANA, Camp McGinnis, June 27, 1861. Sir: Yesterday a mounted picket of mine of thirteen men, on the road to Frankfort, attacked a company of rebels, forty-one…