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741 Series I Volume XLIII-II Serial 91 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign Part II

Page 741 Chapter LV. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION.

Vicksburg, Jackson, Port Lawrence, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek; Third Massachusetts Cavalry-Irish Bend, Port Hudson, Henderson's Hill, Sabine Cross-Roads, Cane River, Muddy Bayou, Piney Woods, Snag Point, Bayou de Glaize, Yellow Bayou, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek; Thirteenth Connecticut Volunteers-Georgia Landing, Irish Bend, Port Hundson, Cane River, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek; One hundred and thirty-first New York Volunteers-Irish Bend, Port Hundson, Cox's Plantation, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek.

Third Brigade: Thirty-eighth Massachusetts Volunteers-Cane River, Mansura, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Cree; One hundred and seventy-fifth New York Volunteers-Mansura, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek; One hundred and seventy-sixth New York Volunteers-Mansura, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek; One hundred and fifty-sixth New York Volunteers-Mansura, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek; One hundred and twenty-eighth New York Volunteers-Cane River, Mansura, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek.

Fourth Brigade: Eighth Indiana Volunteers-Winchester, Fisher's Hilll, Cedar Creek; Eighteenth Indiana Volunteers-Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek; Twenty-fourth Iowa Volunteers-Port Gibson, Champion's Hill, Vicksburg, Jackson, Sabine Cross-Roads, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek; Twenty-eighth Iowa Volunteers-Port Gibson, Champion's Hill, Vicksburg, Jackson, Sabine Cross-Roads, Cane River, Middle Bayou, Mansura Yellow Bayou, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek.

By command of Brevet Major-General Grover:

C. H. CORNWELL,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS THIRD CAVALRY DIVISION,
December 4, 1864-11.45 p. m.

Colonel A. C. M. PENNINGTON,

Commanding First Brigade:

COLONEL: In pursuance of instructions of the chief of cavalry you will send a large regiment at once up the grade or Middle roads as far as Fisher's Hill to collect information of the enemy and give timely warning of the approach of any portion of his force. Should this force sent our meet a sufficient force of the enemy to check its advance the commanding officer must communicate with these and cavalry corps headquarters as rapidly as possible, by one or two couriers, also intrust him to communicate by courier any important information he may obtain en route. The force sent out may return to-morrow night.

By command of Brevet Major-General Custer:

L. SIEBERT,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
December 4, 1864.

General STEVENSON:

When I notified you that there has been blockade-running at Berlin and other points it was not to censure you but to inform you of a fact. General Merritt is correct in what he states.

P. H. SHERIDAN,

Major-General, Commanding.


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