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riam. There was no order received to send them to Washington, they being delivered here by Lieutenant-Colonel Tolles last September. I will send estimate of bridge as soon as it is made out.
Respectfully,
JNO. D. STEVENSON,
Brigadier-General.
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
December 14, 1864.Brigadier General J. D. STEVENSON:
Order the Twenty-second Pennsylvania Cavalry, now at Martinsburg, to report to General Kelley at Cumberland. The regiment will remain there some time. I will send another regiment to Martinsburg to replace the Twenty-second if necessary. The regiment must get off early to-morrow morning.
P. H. SHERIDAN,
Major-General.
MARTINSBURG, VA., December 14, 1864.
Brigadier-General STEVENSON:
The Twenty-second Pennsylvania Cavalry start at daylight. Can't you send me 100 cavalry for picket and other duty about the town?
W. H. SEWARD,
Brigadier-General.
HARPER'S FERRY, VA., December 14, 1864.
COMMANDING OFFICER SIXTH PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY:
I understand that you have established a line of pickets on Potomac River, under orders from Brigadier-General Sullivan, interfering with the crossing of the Potomac River by persons with my passes, and also refusing to allow my patrols to cross. Major-General Sheridan has telegraphed me that General Sullivan is not on duty, but awaiting orders, and is not authorized to assume any command. This interference of your pickets in my military district with my command is all wrong. I desire you either at once to withdraw your pickets or instruct them that they are alone to prevent crossing of contraband articles or rebels, and not to interrupt loyal citizens or troops on duty.
JNO. D. STEVENSON,
Brigadier-General, Comdg. Military District of Harper's Ferry.
HARPER'S FERRY, VA., December 14, 1864.
COMMANDING OFFICER SIXTH PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY:
I have just received a dispatch from General Sheridan, advising me that pickets placed on the Potomac were not placed there by General Sullivan's order, but by order of Major-General Torbert; that they were to watch for smugglers and arrest deserters, which was the extent of their instructions. The statement that they were placed there by General Sullivan is therefore not correct. I want you to confine them to
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