CENTREVILLE, V. A. CENTREVILLE, V. A., August 30, 1863. (Received 6.40 p. m.) Lieut. Col. J. H. Taywor, Chief of Staff: Major Thompson, Second Massachusetts Cavalry, left Dranesville and Guilford…
RAPPAHANNOCK STATION RAPPAHANNOCK STATION, August 29, 1863. (Received 7.45 a. m.) General HUMPHREYS, Chief of Staff: The following dispatches were received from our signal officers to-day : We intercepted the…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, August 29, 1863. August 29, 1863. Col. Joun I. Greece, The major-general commanding directs that you keep the enemy from concentrating any force at Gainer Cross-Roads. If…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, August 28, 1863. August 28, 1863, Brigadier-General KILPATRICK, The major-general commanding the army directs that no communication whatever be held between your pickets and the enemy’s. The…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, August 28, 1863. August 28, 1863. Col. Joun I. Greaa, It is rumored that Hampton with 5,000 cavalry has started from Culpeper Court-House to make a raid…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD DIVISION, CAVALRY CORPS, August 27, 1863. August 27, 1863. Lieut. Col. C. Ross SMITH, Chief of Staff, Cavalry Corps: CoLONEL: I have the honor to report that the…
New Berne, N. C. New Berne, N. C., August 25, 1863. GENERAL : Not finding any suitable boat here for my use as a disatch boat, I have acted upon…
New Berne New Berne, August 25, 1863. GENERAL: Since my last communication upon the defenses of this place I have had an interview with Commodore Davenport, senior naval officer on…
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, Centreville, August 25, 1863. Capt. C. H. Portsr, Assistant Adjutant-General, Washington: The first information I received about the capture of horses from the Thirteenth New York Cavalry was…
YORKTOWN YORKTOWN, August 24, 1863. General NaGLzE, Norfolk : My object in landing infantry at Wilson’s Wharf, near Charles City, was to ascertain the condition of Wise’s command, which is…