Summary:
Confederate Cavalry General John C. Vaughn reports to Secretary of War James Seddon on the June, 1864, defeat at the Battle of Piedmont. Vaughn says that he cannot hold Staunton.

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Hon. J. A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

Fishersville, (Via Waynesborough.)

June 5, 1864

I have retired to this point. Artillery and wagon trains safe. My command is much scattered. The enemy is pursuing. I fear I will be forced to leave the Valley. Staunton cannot be held. Crook is said to be advancing from the west, some twenty miles distant. The battle was fought to-day at Piedmont. The enemy's strength not less than 9,000 or 10,000 infantry, heavy force of cavalry, and thirty pieces of artillery.

J. C. VAUGHN,
Brig.-Gen., Cmdg.

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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 37, Serial No. 70, Pages 150-151, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.