Cowins X roads Nov. 11 5:30 P.M.
To Major Gen'l Parke
Chief of Staff
General--
A dispatch just
rec'd from Barbees X roads in=
forms me, that six hundred
rebel cavalry entered Sandy
Hook yesterday, that the
7th Virginia regiment is within
two mile of Markham
& that Jackson is expected
to march down the grade
road today--the grade
road is the road to Culpepper
& the demonstration of yesterday
was evidently intended to
cover
ment as well as to recon=
noitre--Col Davis of 8th
New York, at Newby's X roads
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reports he has scouted all the
roads leading from that point
today--& found no enemy
except at Hazel river, where
he captured a sergeant of
Longstreet's body guard &
two horses--Pickets on the
Culpepper road report the
rebels with two regiments of
cavalry & two pieces of artillery
on the opposite bank of
Hazel river--they have
been reconnoitering towards
Jefferson today--
My loss yesterday was
two men mortally wounded
& two severeley[sic]
I am, General Very respectfully
your Obt. servt:
A. Pleasonton
Brig gen
MSS 495
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