1862 October 11 Hd.Qrs. Cavalry Division

[from the dispatch book of General Alfred Pleasonton]

Hd. Qrs. Cavalry Division
October 11 4 a.m. 1862
To General R. B. Marcy
Chief of Staff--
General--
     Your dispatch of 10 P.M.
of last evening is rec'd--I cannot find
out where Mc Coys Ferry is, but presume
it is near Hancock--I shall there=
fore move towards Hagarstown &
make inquiries as I proceed--
My command is very
small from the fact of many  horses
being unshod & shoes could not be
had--The 8th Pennsylvania has
not yet been able to obtain horses
to replace the old ones of the Pen=
insula now used up--shall
however do the best I can with
under the circumstances--
Very respectfully
A. Pleasonton
Brig: General
Com'dg Cav: Division

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