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HEADQUARTERS VIRGINIA FORCES, May 14, 1861
Richmond, Va., May 14, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. K. Suir, Commanding Confederate States Troops, Lynchburg, Va.: COLONEL: The commanding general instructs me to say to you that if there are…
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Letters from 1861
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Benj. I. Butler to Winfield Scott, May 29, 1861
May 29, 1861. Sir: The expedition to Newport News, of which I spoke in my last, eight miles from this place, landed without opposition. I have caused an intrenched camp…
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Benj. F. Butler, May 27, 1861
May 27, 1861. Sir: The expedition (of which I gave you information in my former dispatch) to Newport News got off in fine style this morning about 7 o’clock. Ihave…
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G. A. Porterfield to of Volunteers, May 29, 1861
Philippi, Va., May 29, 1861. CoLONEL.: On the 27th instant I received reliable information of a contemplated movement among those hostile to us, by which a large body of men…
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R. E. Lee, May 14, 1861
Richmond, Va., May 14, 1861. Col. T. J. JACKSON, Commanding, &c., Harper’s Ferry, Va. : COLONEL: I am very much concerned at the condition of things and the failure to…
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George B. McClellan to E. D. Townsend, A. A. G, May 30, 1861
Cincinnati, May 30, 1861. COLONEL: I have the honor to report the successful occupation of Grafton without the loss of a single life. My previous dispatches have informed you of…
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HEADQUARTERS VIRGINIA FORCES, May 13, 1861
May 13, 1861. ! Richmond, Va., May 13, 1861. Brigadier-General GWYNN, Commanding, &c., Norfolk, Va. : GENERAL: Your letter of the 10th, requesting authority to call into service an additional…
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Unknown to Union Men of Western Virginia, May 26, 1861
Cincinnati, May 26, 1861. To the Union Men of Western Virginia: VIRGINIANS: The General Government has long enough endured the ~ machinations of a few factious rebels in your midst.…
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Unknown to Brigadier General Morris, May 26, 1861
Cincinnati, May 26, 1861. Brigadier-General Morris, Indianapolis: You will probably be Mabel to-morrow to move with, say, two regiments to Wheeling or Parkersburg. Circumstances may change this, but be ready.…
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R. E. Lee, May 12, 1861
Richmond, Va., May 12, 1861. Brig. Gen. W. Gwynn, Commanding Virginia Forces, Norfolk, Va. : 7 GENERAL: I am gratified to learn that all your preparations for . defense are…