Summary:
Union General William Averell reports on June, 1863, Confederate movements in the
Valley. He asserts that J. E. B. Stuart will not be able to leave Staunton
without his knowledge.
Maj.-Gen. Brooks:
Grafton, W. Va.,
June 17, 1863.
Enemy reported at Cumberland at 7 a. m. to-day, moving westward.
J. E. B. Stuart cannot well come from Staunton without my being timely notified.
WM. W. AVERELL,
Brig.-Gen.
Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 27, Serial No. 45, Pages 184, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.