Summary:
Union General Alfred Torbert writes General Charles Morgan in May, 1865. Torbert
mentions the size of General Isaac Duval's expedition to Staunton.
Brig. Gen. C. H. MORGAN,
Washington:
WINCHESTER, VA.,
May 4, 1865.
(Received 1 p.m.)
Carroll started at daylight this morning, and will march via Berry's Ferry and Upperville. A delay of one day was caused by the laying of the pontoon bridge. Duval left for Staunton this morning with 2,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry.
A. T. A. TORBERT,
Maj.-Gen., Cmdg.
Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 46, Serial No. 97, Pages 1089, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.