Summary:
General George Crook writes General Franz Sigel regarding April, 1864, plans to advance on Lynchburg. He asks if he should retreat toward Staunton if his force is endangered.

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Maj. Gen. F. SIGEL,
Cumberland:

CHARLESTON,

April 22, 1864

In my telegram to you yesterday I stated that my plan of advance was the same as the one you suggested in your telegram of the 20th instant; that was, to occupy Lewisburg and make an attack on the railroad. If circumstances will justify when I get there I may move on Lynchburg, keeping a sharp lookout for my left flank. Shall remain in that country, doing all the damage I can, until it is prudent to retreat; or will be ready to take advantage of any success of our troops east. Do you want me to retreat in direction of Staunton or Lewisburg? I shall leave but few troops at Lewisburg, so as to take all the force in front I can.

GEORGE CROOK,
Brig.-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 33, Serial No. 60, Pages 945, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.