1862 October 28 Purcellville 6.30 P.M.

[from the dispatch book of General Alfred Pleasonton]

Hd.Qrs. Cav. Brigade
Purcellville, Oct 28. 6.30 P.M.
To General R. B. Marcy
Chief of Staff--
Two young men have been
brought in by my pickets, who
say they left Martinsburg last
Thursday--& past thro' Winchester
That all the rebel army was
at Martinsburg, except Jackson
Longstreet & Hill, who were at
Winchester--
    that at Winchester
they saw 2500 men with
small pox who were to e
sent to Staunton--
Stewarts two brigades of
cavalry were at Berryville
between Winchester & Charleston
  That yesterday morning
Walker's brigade was at
Upperville that this
brigade had been picked

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from the whole rebel army=--
At Sncikersville, he saw
one company of 2nd Virginia
cavalry & one piece of
artillery--Shall send
them with other prisoners
to Head Quarters to be examined-
   My scouts captured a rebel
signal sergeant this afternoon
near the mountain--
  A Union man told me
today that Longstreet was at
Upperville & occupied Paris,
Bloomfield & Middleburg--
  My people are not yet in
from Aldie--
         A part of Stoneman's
force is at Leesburg--
             Very respectfully
                     A. Pleasonton
                           Brig. Genl.

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