Summary:
Union General Franz Sigel writes the Adjutant General concerning May, 1864, Confederate movements in Virginia. He reports on a Confederate cavalry retreat toward Staunton.

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ADJUTANT-GEN. U. S. ARMY,
Washington:

NEAR WINCHESTER, VA.,

May 7, 1864--3.30 p.m.
(Received 12 midnight.)

There is no strong force of the enemy between here and Woodstock. Our cavalry occupied Strasburg and Front Royal on a reconnaissance, and part of it was as far as Woodstock. The enemy's cavalry, about 200, retired from Woodstock toward Staunton. Two battalions of rebel cavalry are at Luray. Mosby's cavalry is in Loudoun Country. Please inform me how many regiments in all have been ordered to this department.

F. SIGEL,
Maj.-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 37, Serial No. 70, Pages 402, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.