1st Pennsylvania Cavalry

Item DOC-9419

Description

Original Civil War document written in period ink.


Headquarters, 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division

January 30th 1864

Lieutenant Colonel Gardner
Commanding
1st Pennsylvania Cavalry

Colonel,

You will detail forty mounted (40) and thirty-five dismounted (35) men and proper number of officers, with two days rations and forage to proceed tomorrow morning, to relieve the 1st New Jersey on picket at Watery Mountain.

The Officer In Charge will report at these Headquarters at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning for instruction.

By Order Of
Lieutenant Colonel Stedman

F. L. Tremain
Captain and A.A. General