. Book of the Royal blue . y 6, he in-formed Mr. Stanton that long low fireswere in view from Harpers Ferry, supposedto be the destruction of the Baltimore &Ohio track. On July 7, he told Mr. Stanton that hehad directed a reconnoissance of the roadby railway men to be made as far east aspossible. The same day he told the Secre-tary of War that the officers would not landtroops at Locust Point for want of ordersand asked that they be instructed. In a half troops, the last of Ricketts Division, atPlane No. 4, that a battle was in progressand that the prompt arrival of reinforce-ments was of grea
. Book of the Royal blue . y 6, he in-formed Mr. Stanton that long low fireswere in view from Harpers Ferry, supposedto be the destruction of the Baltimore &Ohio track. On July 7, he told Mr. Stanton that hehad directed a reconnoissance of the roadby railway men to be made as far east aspossible. The same day he told the Secre-tary of War that the officers would not landtroops at Locust Point for want of ordersand asked that they be instructed. In a half troops, the last of Ricketts Division, atPlane No. 4, that a battle was in progressand that the prompt arrival of reinforce-ments was of great importance, concludingby inquiring if it would not be proper forthe commanding officer to proceed at onceeither in cars or march. Not a momentshould be lost in your movement to thescene of action. In another telegram he told Mr. Stantonthat the first troop trains bringing Huntersforces from Parkersburg had arrived atCherry Run (between Hancock and Martins-burg). THE BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R. DURING THE CIVIL WAR. 11. KuKT STEVENS IN 1901. He informed President Lincoln that theenemy had advanced within three-quartersof a mile of Monocacy; our troops havegiven away, Wallace badly defeated. Mr. Stanton, on July 9, wired J. , Harrisburg, Pa., that their lastintelligence about Early was from who reported that Wallace hadbeen defeated by him at Monocacy. President Lincoln wired Mr. GarrettJuly 9, at p. m. asking, what haveyou heard about battle at Monocacy today?We have nothing about it here except whatyou say. He replied at once giving details, addingthat he had advised the Chief of the Staffof General Wallace to send scouts uponold Liberty Road to obtain accurate infor-mation about the movements of the enemy. A message to Mr. Stanton stated thatthings looked very badly; operator atNo. 4 states that our forces are now re-treating past that station on the NationalRoad. At p. m. the same day he sent tothe War Department a copy of a telegramhe had received
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