Letter
Geo. A. Porterfield to of Volunteers, Commanding, June 9, 1861
Huttonsville, Va., June 9, 1861. Str: I have the honor to address you as regards the state of my command. The force here now numbers about one thousand, of which…
Year
Letters from 1861
3,413 lettersLetter
HEADQUARTERS VIRGINIA FORCES, May 24, 1861
Richmond, Va., May 24, 1861. Brig. Gen. M. L. BonHAM, Comdg. Manassas Junction, Va.: GENERAL: Colonel Moore’s regiment (seven companies) of Virginia volunteers has been ordered to join you to-morrow,…
Letter
Robert E. Lee to G. A. Porterfield, June 6, 1861
Staunton, Va., June 6, 1861. Col. G. A. PORTERFIELD, Commanding Virginia Forces, Beverly, Va.: COLONEL: I send you a supply of ammunition by Messrs. Trotter and Crawford, an account of…
Letter
5 ae & M. G. HARMAN to R. E. LEE, Richmond, Va, June 6, 1861
Staunton, Va., June 6, 1861. Str: Inclosed is a copy of a letter that I have written to Colonel Porterfield, at Beverly. From this you will perceive that, while I…
Letter
HEADQUARTERS VIRGINIA FORCES, May 22, 1861
Richmond, Va., May 22, 1861. General GWYNN: Call on the governor of North Carolina for the force you require to the full extent. Two hundred laborers are on the way…
Letter
John A. Stein to The failure to capture the entire rebel force can only be attributed to, June 2, 1861
Grafton, W. Va., June 2, 1861. Colonel DUMONT, Comdg. Seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteers, near Grafton, Va.: CoLoNEL: You will proceed by railroad this evening at 8.30 o’clock to Webster, with…
Letter
HEADQUARTERS VIRGINIA FORCES, May 21, 1861
Richmond, Va., May 21, 1861. Col. J. A. EARLY, Commanding, &e., Lynchburg, Va.: Str: As fast as you issue arms and ammunition to the companies mustered in at Lynchburg by…
Letter
; John A. Stein to After leaving the cars the distance to Philippi was about twenty-five, June 7, 1861
Grafton, W. Va., June 7, 1861. GENERAL: I have the honor to report that I arrived at Grafton on the evening of the 1st day of June, and found that…
Letter
Kelley, who conducted the movement on Philippi with marked, June 10, 1861
Cincinnati, Ohio, June 10, 1861. Sie: Inclosed I have the honor to forward the report of Brig. Gen. T. A. Morris, Indiana Volunteers, commanding the U. 8. volunteer forces in…
Telegram
Unknown, June 3, 1861
Cincinnati, June 3, 1861. IT have just received a telegram, dated to-day, from General T. A. Morris, Indiana Volunteers, commanding United States troops at Grafton, Va., in which he says:…