Summary:
Confederate General William Loring writes Adjutant General Samuel Cooper from Staunton in December, 1861, to report news of a battle.

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Gen. S. COOPER:

STAUNTON,

December 14, 1861.

Dispatch from Col. Johnson states that the enemy attacked him yesterday 5,000 strong, but was repulsed with great loss after an engagement of seven hours. The battle commenced at 7 a. m. Johnson's force was 1,200. The two regiments in rear have since re-enforced. His report will be sent by mail.

W. W. LORING,
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 51, Serial No. 108, Pages 412, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.