ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL’S OFFICE,
Richmond, June 4, 1861.
Col. ANGUS W. MCDONALD, Richmond, Va.:
SIR: You will proceed to Harper’s Ferry, and report to General Joseph E. Johnston. With such troops of horse as he can spare from his command and such as you may raise as have not yet been mustered into service, you will then with this force proceed to the Cheat River Bridge, and if practicable destroy the same, and as much of the road, bridges, and tunnels as you can accomplish.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Series I, Vol. II. With additions and corrections. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1902.
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