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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 71 (search)
Doc. 68--General orders--no. 3. Headquarters of the army, Washington, April 19, 1861. The Military Department of Washington is extended so as to include, in addition to the District of Columbia and Maryland, the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, and will be commanded by Major-Gen. Patterson, belonging to the volunteers of the latter State. The Major-General will, as fast as they are mustered into service, post the volunteers of Pennsylvania all along the railroad from Wilmington, Del., to Washington City, in sufficient numbers and in such proximity as may give a reasonable protection to the lines of parallel wires, to the road, its rails, bridges, cars and stations. By command: Winfield Scott. E. D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant-General.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 240 (search)
Doc. 221.-skirmish at Fairfax Court-House. The following is the official report of General McDowell to General Scott, of the fight at Fairfax Court-House. Lieutenant Tompkins, who commanded the company, was severely wounded, so much so that he was unable to make his report:-- Headquarters, Department of Eastern Virginia, Arlington, June 1, 1861. Colonel E. D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant-General, Headquarters of the Army, Washington:-- Sir: The following facts have just been reported to me by the Orderly Sergeant of Company B, of the Second cavalry, commanded by Lieutenant Tompkins, the commanding officer being too unwell to report in person. It appears that a company of the Second cavalry, commanded by Lieutenant Tompkins, aggregate number seventy-five, left their camp at half-past 10 o'clock last night on a scouting expedition. They reached Fairfax Court-House about three in the morning, where they found several hundred men stationed--Captain Ewell, late of the Unit
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 266 (search)
l Pierce to support him from Hampton with Colonel Townsend's regiment, with two mounted howitzers, a other, also directed that the members of Colonel Townsend's regiment should be known, if in daylighe road, with two pieces of artillery, and Colonel Townsend's regiment had got to the place indicatedlunder, without any word of notice, while Colonel Townsend was in column en route, and when the headfire with both artillery and musketry upon Col. Townsend's column, which, in the hurry and confusion, was irregularly returned by some of Col. Townsend's men, who feared that they had fallen into anunder Colonel Bendix, and the Third, under Col. Townsend. Proceeding to within a mile of County h honor. In closing I cannot but speak of Col. Townsend, of the Third, who, with his whole commandhundred of the Troy Rifles upon the right; Col. Townsend with his men to the left. The enemy were not know. We maintained our position till Col. Townsend began to retire with his whole command. B[8 more...]