Summary:
In this April, 1862, dispatch, Nathaniel P. Banks, commanding a Union force in the Shenandoah Valley, reports on the situation. He notes that Union General John C. Fremont's advance toward Staunton caused alarm.

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Hon. E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War:

WOODSTOCK,

April 16, 1862.

Jackson has moved below New Market with his infantry force. Ashby still here. The approach of Gen. Fremont's troops toward Staunton excites alarm. Blenker is at Berry's Ferry, opposite Millwood, in Shenandoah; Col. Geary at White Plains, protecting bridge-builders. Cars run over the bridge at Harper's Ferry all day, and also over the road. Rain all day. Gen. Rosecrans left Woodstock this morning. Had full interview-opinions concurring.

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