Summary:
General Thomas J. Jackson sends a telegram through Staunton, VA, announcing
victory over Federals under John C. Fremont at McDowell, Virginia.
VALLEY DISTRICT, VA.,
Gen. S. COOPER,
Adjutant-Gen.:
Via Staunton, Va.,
May 9, 1862.May 10, 1862.
God blessed our arms with victory at McDowell yesterday.
T.J. JACKSON,
Maj.-Gen.
Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 12, Serial No. 15, Pages 470, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.