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the Seventeenth West Virginia Cavalry. You will establish a line of pickets as light as possible from Shepherd's house, on the Smithfield road, to Boyd's Gap, where the Tuscarora road crosses North Mountain, with reserves at Big Springs and at Sutton's house, near the Charlestown road. You will send small patrols often and at irregular hours to the enemy, and will endeavor to have a party within his lines each night. Watch him closely and notify headquarters of the division at Leetown of any movement. Report when the pickets are established.
Respectfully,
WILL RUMSEY,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS,
Harper's Ferry, September 14, 1864 - 9 a. m.Honorable E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War:
Reconnaissance yesterday resulted in developing enemy in force opposite our right flank. Reports from front are that a sharp fight was the result, the enemy being badly punished, with loss of over 100 prisoners. Will get particulars during the day.
Respectfully,
JNO. D. STEVENSON.
HARPER'S FERRY, September 14, 1864.
Honorable E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War:
Reconnaissance of yesterday resulted in development of enemy in full force - a line from near Bunker Hill to Winchester pike. The Eighth South Carolina captured almost entire - colors and field officers, over 200 strong. After developing enemy's line reconnaissance retired. Our losses insignificant; less than a dozen killed, and a few wounded. Respectfully,
JNO. D. STEVENSON,
Brigadier-General.
HARPER'S FERRY, September 14, 1864 - evening.
Honorable E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War:
Nothing further from the front. The captured regiment, Eighth South Carolina, Kershaw's division (colonel and colors, about 200 officers and men) is here. The colors have been in all the heavy battles of the armies of the Potomac.
respectfully,
JNO. D. STEVENSON,
Brigadier-General.
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
September 14, 1864.Brigadier-General STEVENSON,
Commanding District of Harper's Ferry:
GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that you send forward the supply train of the army under a strong guard. The train
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