. 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 . onishing,as will appear from a few telegrams: Wheeling, April 28, 1863. General Ripley: Post-of^ce and banks are all packing upto leave; 1,500 Imbodens Cavalry within thirty miles. Iha\e 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-General Schenck. Baltimore, Md.
. 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 . onishing,as will appear from a few telegrams: Wheeling, April 28, 1863. General Ripley: Post-of^ce and banks are all packing upto leave; 1,500 Imbodens Cavalry within thirty miles. Iha\e 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-General Schenck. Baltimore, Md.: Have you no troops in Pennsylvania and Maryland whichcan promptly 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 have gone from Sandusky to Wheeling,and Governor 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 vour militarv dispositions. H. W. Halleck, Jos. D. Fry. 14^ Bull Run to Bull Run. Harrisburg, April 28, \i. ]\I. Stanton: It is reported to me that the reljels have taken and nowhold Moro-antown in force. Please say if you have any infor-mation, and if force will be sent on, if there. We have noforce in the State, and yon could send troops,before we couldorganize any. A. G. Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania. But President Lincoln, with his usual sagacity, sums upthe situation in a nutshell, and replies: Hon. A. G. Ciirtin: I do not think the people of Pennsylvania should beuneasy about an invasion. Doubtless a small force of theenemy is flourishing about in the northern part of Virginiaon the screwhorn principle, on purpose to divert us inanother quarter. I believe it is nothing mor
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