Summary:
Union General John Pope announces to General Franz Sigel a possible concentration of Confederate troops in Staunton or Charlottesville in July, 1862.

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Maj.-Gen. SIGEL,
Sperryville:

Washington,

July 22, 1862-

Please acknowledge always the receipt of my dispatches and keep me advised daily. I hear from several directions that the enemy is assembling a large force at Staunton or Charlottesville. Use every possible means to find out if there is any large force in that direction. Communicate with me every day.

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