Summary:
In this May, 1862, letter, Union General John C. Fremont informs General Jacob Cox of movements in the Valley, including the arrival of Confederate troops in Staunton by train.

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Gen. JACOB D. COX:

Franklin, Va.,

May 13, 1862-noon.

Dispatch received. We have just arrived. The enemy gone from here, and will doubtless be obliged to leave Cheat Mountain Summit region, if he has not already. All right here and everywhere. Kelley and Harris will take care of guerrillas, while regulars retire before us.

FREMONT,
Maj.-Gen.

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Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 12, Serial No. 18, Pages 184, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.