Summary:
Union Assistant Secretary of War Charles Dana informs Secretary of War Edwin Stanton of June, 1864, reports in the Richmond newspapers of Union General David Hunter's victory over Confederates in the Staunton area. The Confederate General, William E. Jones, reportedly lost his life in the battle.

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Hon. EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

Cold Harbor, Va.,

June 7, 1864--8.30 p.m. (Received 1 p.m., 8th.)

Richmond Examiner of to-day speaks of the defeat of Gen. W. E. Jones by Gen. Hunter, 12 miles beyond Staunton, Va. Gen. Jones killed on the field. His successor retired to Waynesborough, and now holds mountains between Charlottesville and Staunton. The paper further states that no hospitals nor stores were captured by Hunter.

C. A. DANA.

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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 36, Serial No. 67, Pages 92, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.