Saturday, July 5, 2014

Major-General George G. Meade to Major-General John Sedgwick, July 5, 1863

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
July 5, 1863.
Commanding Officer Sixth Corps:

I am directed by the commanding general to say that, in consequence of your report of the appearance of the enemy in force in your front, the movement of troops ordered toward Middletown has been suspended, to await further information from you.

Very respectfully, &c.,
 S. WILLIAMS,
 Assistant Adjutant-General.

SOURCE: George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Vol. 2, p. 125; The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 27, Part 3 (Serial No. 45), p. 533

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