1862 October 29 Purcellville 9 a.m.

[from the dispatch book of General Alfred Pleasonton]

      Hd. Qrs Cav. Brigade
        Purcellville, Oct 29, 9 am
To General R. B. Marcy
       Chief of Staff

 My pickets report the rebels were
making signals throughout the
night from the mountain area
Snickersville Gap-
      Yesterday below Aldie
the women on Fairfax place
threw stones at my command
& waved a secesh flag--this
was a little too much so the
officer made them give up
the flag much to their disgust.
      This side of Union
a rebel foraging party of one
regiment of infantry & one
of cavalry was turned back
making up this way---
     I hear this morning there is
another brigade with Walker
near Upperville---
         Very respectfully
            A. Pleasonton
               Brig. Gen.

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An officer from picket has
just come in to report that a
Union Quaker who escaped yesterday
from the rebels, told him he saw
Longstreet at  Upperville day
before yesterday--that he had
18,000 men, & that his soldiers
said they were going to
Manassas--
         A. Pleasonton
               Brig. Gen &

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