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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 19. the siege of Suffolk, Virginia. (search)
my requirements have been anticipated by his liberal and comprehensive policy. Very respectfully Your obedient servant, John J. Peck, Major-General. Supplementary. headquarters Army and District of North Carolina, Newbern, N. C., December 25, 1863. Brigadier-General L. Thomas, Adjutant-General United States Army: General: I have the honor to make the following supplementary report, as a part of my report of operations during the siege of Suffolk, in April and May last: The nameeneral Peck: Information has been received at Newport News that rebel gunboats are removing channel obstructions from before them, and placing others in their rear, preparatory to coming down the river. operator. In my report of December twenty-fifth, 1863, I stated that on the fourth of May, while in pursuit, a telegram was received directing me to send six thousand men and several batteries to West Point. Ten thousand more were ordered to be held in readiness to move at a moment's noti
rmed that the enemy have sent bridge material for five bridges from Petersburg, to be used in crossing the Blackwater in five places. This information is reliable. (Signed) D. L. Van Buren, Col. and Asst. Adj.-General. April, 10, 1863. Major-General Peck: Information has been received at Newport News that rebel gunboats are removing channel obstructions from before them, and placing others in their rear, preparatory to coming down the river. operator. In my report of December twenty-fifth, 1863, I stated that on the fourth of May, while in pursuit, a telegram was received directing me to send six thousand men and several batteries to West Point. Ten thousand more were ordered to be held in readiness to move at a moment's notice. These orders, of course, ended offensive operations. A base was established at West Point, and abandoned when it was found that General Hooker was not likely to advance again. The present is the proper occasion for saying that the army of