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for orders; reports six days' provisions on hand; ready to move, and no enemy near. A sustaining force of Pennsylvania troops is at Bedford. If I bring him here shall I interfere with plans of operations westward of which I am not informed?
R. PATTERSON.
WASHINGTON, June 26, 1861.
General PATTERSON,
Hagerstown, via Chambersburg and Harrisburg;
Your telegram of 25th received. Let Colonel Wallace remain at Cumberland until further orders.
WINFIELD SCOTT.
HAGERSTOWN, June 26, 1861.
[General McCALL:]
MY DEAR GENERAL: If I can get permission to go over into Virginia, I intend to cross the river and offer battle to the insurgents. As the regulars and Rhode Island regiment and the battery have been taken from me, I will require all the force now here, and must leave the Pennsylvania line unguarded. Please inform me how many men you could throw forward and how soon.
Very respectfully and truly, yours,
R. PATTERSON,
JUNE 26, 1861.
Abstract from return of the Department of Northeastern Virginia, commanded by Brigadier-General McDowell, U. S. Army, for June 26, 1861.
Present of duty. Total present.
Command. Officers. Men. Officers. Men.
Heintzelman's 192 3,580 197 3,855
brigade
Runyon's brigade 132 2,474 135 2,573
Hunter's brigade 118 2,058 118 2,219
Schenck's brigade 127 2,153 130 2,242
Tyler's brigade 106 2,043 109 2,143
Troops not brigaded 79 1,358 79 1,558
Department staff 10 -- 10 --
Total 764 13,666 778 14,590
Present and absent.
Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate. Peices of
field
artillery.
Heintzelman's 218 4,204 4,422 6
brigade
Runyon's 152 2,912 3,064 --
brigade
Hunter's 129 2,544 2,673 --
brigade
Schenck's 137 2,296 2,433 --
brigade
Tyler's 112 2,202 2,314 --
brigade
Troops not 87 1,608 1,695 6
brigaded
Department 10 -- 10 --
staff
Total 854 15,766 16,611 12
NOTE.-Of the twenty regiments embraced in above return, seventeen were three months' troops.
GRAFTON, June 27, 1861.
General WINFIELD SCOTT:
General McCall had ordered two Pennsylvania regiments to a position in Pennsylvania near Cumberland. Wallace had a very handsome
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