Summary:
Confederate General John Imboden reports to General John C. Breckenridge, stationed at Staunton, on May, 1864, action in the Shenandoah Valley.

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Maj. Gen. J. C. BRECKINRIDGE,
Staunton.

MOUNT JACKSON

May 11, 1864

GEN.:

I have this moment arrived in position after a continuous ride of eighty miles. I thrashed part of three regiments cavalry in Hardy yesterday, ran them twenty-four miles, killed 5, wounded a number, captured only 13, as they fled to the mountains; captured their train--12 new wagons, and 1 ambulance, 20-odd horses. They killed a great many horses to prevent our getting them. My cavalry is much jaded, and camped to-night on the head of Lost River. They will be here by 4 p. m. to-morrow.

J. D. IMBODEN,
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 37, Serial No. 70, Pages 71, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.