Summary:
In this July, 1862, letter, Union General John Pope, now commanding the Army of Virginia with authority over the Shenandoah Valley, questions General Cox on troop strength in the Kanawha Valley, and plans to march on Staunton, VA.

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Brig.-Gen. COX,
Flat Top:

Washington,

July 8, 1862.

Do you think leaving 2,5000 men, wight battery of artillery, strongly intrenched at or near mount of Gauley, the valley of the Kanawha will be reasonably safe; if so, with what force will you be able to march on Staunton? How long will it take you to get there, and what resistance are you likely to meet?

Answer in detail immediately.

JNO. POPE,
Maj.-Gen., Commanding.

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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 460, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.