Summary:
Union General Christopher Auger reports in April, 1865, that Confederate General George Pickett's Division was seen moving through Staunton to fight in the Valley.

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Maj.-Gen. HANCOCK,
Cmdg. Middle Military Division, Winchester:

Washington, D. C.,

April 1, 1865

Gen. Gamble, commanding at Fairfax Court-House, reports that a rebel deserter just arrived there states that Pickett's division passed through Staunton on Monday last to join Early in the Valley.

I send the report for your consideration. I will have the deserter sent in here in the morning and get his story in full.

C. C. AUGUR,
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 46, Serial No. 97, Pages 444, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.