Summary:
Both Nathaniel P. Banks and John C. Fremont commanded Union forces in western Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley during April, 1862. In this letter, Banks reports to George B. McClellan on Fremont's movements toward Staunton and the effects this had on Confederate Generals Thomas J. Jackson and Turner Ashby.

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Gen. McCLELLAN,
Near Yorktown:

WOODSTOCK,

April 15, 1862

The progress of Fremont's troops on the west, toward Staunton, alarmed Jackson, who has moved above New Market. His marching orders provided one day's rations only. Ashby still here. We have a sleepless eye upon him, and are straining every nerve to advance as quickly as possible.

N. P. BANKS,
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 78, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.