CINCINNATI, June 1, 1861.
Colonel E. D. TOWNSEND:
Road from Parkersburg to Grafton open. Move on Philippi and Beverly to-night to drive rebels entirely over the mountains.
Kanawha movement suspended for present in consequence of conference with Union men. I explain by mail.
GEO. B. McCLELLAN,
Major-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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