Summary:
Confederate Major Charles O'Ferrall sends a message through Staunton to Robert E. Lee informing him of December, 1863, Union troop movements.

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Gen. R. E. LEE:

CAMP NEAR NEW MARKET,

December 12, 1863.
(Via Staunton 8.35 a. m. 13th.)

The enemy was in Front Royal last evening in considerable force. No report of further advance.

CHAS. T. O'FERRALL,
Maj., &c.

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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 794, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.