. Bull run to Bull run; or, Four years in the army of northern Virginia. Containing a detailed account of the career and adventures of the Baylor Light Horse, Company B., Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, C. S. A., with leaves from my scrap-book . as will a])|)ear from a few telegrams: Wheeling, April 28, 1863. General Ripley : Post-office and banks are all packing upto leave; 1,500 lml)odens Cavalry within thirty miles. Ihave no men nor trains. Shall I blow up the depot in caseit is necessary? A. R. Buffington, Captain of Ordnance. Washington, April 28, 1863. Major-Cicneral Schenck, Baltimore, Md.: H
. Bull run to Bull run; or, Four years in the army of northern Virginia. Containing a detailed account of the career and adventures of the Baylor Light Horse, Company B., Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, C. S. A., with leaves from my scrap-book . as will a])|)ear from a few telegrams: Wheeling, April 28, 1863. General Ripley : Post-office and banks are all packing upto leave; 1,500 lml)odens Cavalry within thirty miles. Ihave no men nor trains. Shall I blow up the depot in caseit is necessary? A. R. Buffington, Captain of Ordnance. Washington, April 28, 1863. Major-Cicneral Schenck, Baltimore, Md.: Have you no troops in Pennsylvania and Maryland whichcan ])rom])tly be thrown into Wheeling by the Pennsylvaniarailroad? The enemy seems to march more rapidly than wemove by rail. H. W. Halleck, General-in-Chief. Washington, April 29, 1863. Major-General Schenck, Baltimore, Md.: Two companies ha\e gone from Sandusky to Wheeling,and Go\ernor Todd has also sent, it is said, some others to thesame place. The enemys raid is variously estimated at from1,500 to 4,000. You have 40,000 under your command. Ifyou cannot concentrate enough to meet the enemy, it doesnot argue well for \our militarv dispositions. H. W. Halleck,
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