Records Related to Augusta County Regiments



From: H. W. HALLECK, Gen.-in-Chief.
October 7, 1862

Summary:
Union Commander in Chief Henry Halleck reports to George B. McClellan on various aspects of operations in October, 1862. He mentions scouts reporting movement of Confederate baggage and artillery to Staunton.


Maj.-Gen. McCLELLAN:

WASHINGTON, D. C.,

October 7, 1862

Cox's division must go west at once. Couch's (Peck's) division is at Yorktown and Suffolk. The Manassas Gap road can be repaired in a few days. The Leesburg road is much more injured. Your army can reach the former in less time than would be required to repair the latter. The troops to be sent you will be partly new and partly old-mostly new.

Our scouts report the enemy in force at Mount Jackson, Sperryville, and Warrenton, his artillery and heavy baggage moving to Staunton.

McAlester can be sent in Comstock's place, but must go at once.

The Governor of New York wishes a list of officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, to fill vacancies. He will also call in a few days for officers to take charge of drafted men, to fill old regiments. Have lists made of those who can be spared for that purpose. Gen. Seymour has leave.

H. W. HALLECK,
Gen.-in-Chief.


Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 19, Serial No. 28, Pages 393, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.


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