Summary:
In December, 1863, Confederates in West Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley faced a large raid led by Union General William Averell. In this dispatch, A. W. Cameron of the Rockbridge Home Guards informs Confederate Colonel William Jackson of troop locations. He also mentions that General Jubal Early has many reinforcements waiting in Staunton.

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Col. W. L. JACKSON:

MILLBOROUGH, VA.,

December 17, 1863.

Colonel Massie is near Goshen with the Rockbridge Home Guards and the corps of cadets, with several pieces of artillery, by orders from Major-General Early. He wishes to know the position of yourself, the enemy, &c. General Early is in Staunton with large re-enforcements. Imboden has been re-enforced heavily, but has fallen back to Buffalo Gap. Please send dispatch as soon as possible.

A. W. CAMERON,
Lieutenant Rockbridge Home Guards.

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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 29, Serial No. 48, Pages 962, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.