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..., &c. No great supply has been placed at Staunton, as it was thought that place was in jeopardy from..., on the north side of James River, and to Burkeville, the intersection of the Danville and Southside Railroads..., south of James River. Would Hanover Court-House or a nearer point on the Central Railroad be convenient
... the Rappahannock. 2. The council of general officers held at Fairfax Court-House, March 13, took place after... the enemy had retired from Manassas and destroyed the railroads in their rear. The council decided.... In regard to occupying Manassas Junction, as the enemy have destroyed the railroads leading to it it may
... at or near Williamsburg. The whole command will be held in readiness to move from that place at 8 o'clock... of the railroads leading out of Norfolk and Portsmouth and allow nothing to impede the transportation... directed. If transportation in addition to that already on the railroads can be used to advantage call upon
... Volunteers, guarding Northern Central Railr(a,. aggregal e 1,008; Fourth New York Volunteers, guarding... garrisoning forts or in guarding railroads, is Battery L, New York Artillery, and the One hundred and eleventh
... assures me that all practicable means are employed to repair the railroads, especially the Virginia... Central. My office work fell behind while I was in the field, but no public interest? I hope
... Suffolk with a view to the defense of it and the railroads. The battery and barrier referred... as vedettes and couriers between this place and Harvey's Neck, on the Sound. The distances to the several... in the Fourth Brigade south of this place. I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant, C. L. STEVENSON
... but please do not send a man if it endangers any place you deem important to hold, or if it places you... and railroads in Tennessee and the want of 279 CHar. xxIII.
... and railroads would have been ere this broken up and destroyed. I expressed to you my woful disappointment when.... In the first place an entire demoralization of the troops and their officers would take place
... where they please. If they get possession of the country west of this place (through which the railroads
... the railroads, communications, &c. I learn from one of my scouting parties that got to camp on yester. d(lay..., selecting a place of encampment for a large force. The ferryman at New Castle and the overseer on Mrs
... of this place, through which the railroads pass) as well as the waters on the other three sides, any escape from
... THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN, VA. this place for two days. We have but two guns which can reach them.... Would it not be better to let our railroads in North Carolina be cut, our cities in South Carolina
... Point, Danville, Petersburg, and Norfolk Railroads. If necessary, send him by a special boat. Tell him..., and Seaboard and Roanoke Railroads, giving the heights, length, and nature of the structures. GEO. B. MCCLELLAN
... for reconstructing bridges, repairing railroads, and stocking them with material sufficient for the supplying... Railroads. Unanimous: NOTE.-That, with the forts on the right bank of the Potomac fully garrisoned and those
... a report from Colonel Robertson,of the cavalry, showing that the railroads are in some danger, and proving... that I was right in my views. Even a temporary possession of the railroads by the enemy would cause great
... the Virginia Central road between that place and Hanover Court-House, and to move on Charlottesville...), as far as practicable, in advance of this place, both to put them in condition for active operations... east of that place. The division of McDowell, now at Manassas, has moved forward to Warrenton and taken... of the Rappahannock. The division at Fredericksburg pickets the country 20 miles in advance of that place. A good..., or a point east of that place, with my whole force united; to destroy the railroad between Lynchburg
....) Hon. E. 14. STANTON, Secretary of War : Stoneman has captured an engine and six cars on Central... assumed that to be the proper place to send them. But if you would rather have them at some other place
... are greatly rejoiced at your success in breaking the railroads and destroying the bridges. It seems to me
... as they please with the railroads beyond u a--all for the want of cavalry here. MANSFIELD. JOHN A. DIX
.... As a thoroughfare it is very important. The railroads go out to the north, east, west, and south. There are large
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