HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND, Fort McHenry, July 31, 1861. Sir: Mr. John T. Sangston, of Caroline County, is desirous that a company of Union men in that county, who have…
Washington Washington, July 29, 1861. Str: In conformity with your request, I transmit an informal statement of the present condition of the artillery south of the Potomac. Fort Corcoran, above…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, July 29, 1861. Brigadier-General RosEcRANS, Clarksburg, Va.: Leave Cox on the Kanawha for the present if he will consent to stay. Portify the Gauley as…
Wak DEPARTMENT Wak DEPARTMENT, July 27, 1861. Sm: Your letter of the 24th instant, proposing to arm a home guard of 850 picked men in Baltimore, has been received and…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, July 27, 1861. Major-General Banks, U. S. A., Harper’s Ferry, Va.: I have ordered Captain Newton back to you. I do not ask that you…
Washington Washington, July 25, 1861. General Dix, Commanding, &e., Baltimore : Of the four and a half regiments long-term volunteers, which will be up at Baltimore Friday night, retain two…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY HEADQUARTERS ARMY, July 25, 1861. General MCDOWELL, U.S. A., Arlington : General Scott says he hears some of your regiments are too far advanced, particularly between Little River…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND, Fort McHenry, July 24, 1861. Gen. B. F. BuTLER, Commanding U. S. Forces, Fort Monroe, Va. : GENERAL: The following telegram has just been received at…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND, Fort McHenry, July 24, 1861. ; Sir: I received your confidential dispatch last evening, with the let___ ter inclosed, concerning the ‘”‘ Winans arms.”* Major-General Banks…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND, Fort McHenry, July 24, 1861—9 p.m.. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, Headquarters of the Ariny: COLONEL: I annex a list of fhe regiments whose term…