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bridge. The road and telegraph are yet all safe, and unless they attack the road below to-day we will be safe, as your cavalry will arrive at Romney, I hope, to-morrow. Is the First New York along? What time will your troops move? I am in good health, with my harness on all right.
B. F. KELLEY,
Brigadier-General.
CUMBERLAND, February 1, 1864-4 p. m.
Brigadier-General SULLIVAN,
Harper's Ferry:
Colonel Mulligan reports the enemy's advance within 9 miles of New Creek. The pickets fighting now.
B. F. KELLEY,
Brigadier-General.
CUMBERLAND, February 1, 1864-5. 30 p. m.
Brigadier-General SULLIVAN,
Harper's Ferry:
Tell Chesebrough to send infantry, and to push forward the troops as rapidly as possible. Nothing later than my last telegram.
B. F. KELLEY,
Brigadier-General.
CUMBERLAND, February 1, 1864-9. 30 p. m.
Brigadier-General SULLIVAN,
Harper's Ferry:
The troop trains have passed Green Spring and will be here in a few minutes. Mulligan attacked the enemy's advance on the Greenland Gap road late this evening and drove him back. I am yet undecided in opinion whether the attack at New Creek is not a feint, and that this is the point they intend to assail. Will be ready for them. Have you heard anything from your cavalry? I will communicate with them as soon as possible.
B. F. KELLEY,
Brigadier-General.
HDQRS. 3rd Brigadier, 1ST DIV., DEPT. OF WEST VIRGINIA, Martinsburg, W. Va., February 1, 1864-2. 15 a. m.Commanding Officer U. S. Troops at or near Winchester:
SIR: I have just received the following order from Brigadier-General Sullivan, and hasted to communicate it to you, viz:
Colonel R. S. RODGERS:
You will send courier to Winchester to-night, with utmost care, to notify the commanding officer of my expedition it is my order that he call in all the detachments and moved direct to Romney without half, sending, however, 100 picked men to Wardensville for information, who will then join the column at or near Romney by the mountain road from the former place.
By order of Brigadier-General Sullivan:
F. A. NIMS,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
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