Summary:
Union General David Hunter writes from Staunton to the U. S. Army Adjutant in June, 1864. Hunter reports on the Union victory at Piedmont, and the linking of Crook's and Averell's forces.

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ADJUTANT-Gen. U. S. ARMY:

STAUNTON, VA.,

June 8, 1864--6 a. m.
(Received 10.30 a. m. 12th)

We met the enemy at Piedmont last Sunday, the 5th instant, killing William E. Jones, their commanding general, and totally routing them after a battle of ten hours' duration. We have captured 1,500 prisoners altogether; 1,000 men and over 60 officers on the field of battle; also 3,000 stand of arms, 3 pieces of artillery, and a vast quantity of stores. We have to-day effected a junction with Gen.'s Crook and Averell, and will move south immediately to perform our work.

D. HUNTER,
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 606, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.