Piedmont Nov 5. 6.15 am
To Colonel Colburn
A.A.G.
Colonel--
Your dispatch of
last night is rec'd--a prisoner
captured at Linden, says he
belongs to the 10th Va of "Hamptons
Legion", that his Brigade came
today from the other side of
Paris, his regt having the advance
& crossing the mountains came
down to Linden about dark--
30 of his right were ordered down
to the front, the remainder going
to Linden Station--about 1 1/4
miles from Linden--The remain-
der of the brigade went in the
direction of "The Manassas Gap"-
He reports infantry on the
railroad between Markham &
the Gap--This shows Ham=
pton's brigade took the road
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under the mountain from Paris-
It would be well for Couch to
send a division from that
road today--to occupy Linden, as
that would prevent any flank
movement through the "Gap," &
from this place there's no road
that turns off from here to
Linden--A citizen from Cul=
pepper states that he saw
Longstreet at that place with his
command & that he passed thro'
"Chester Gap"--this was some days
ago--col. Gregg thinks the two guns
abandoned by Stuart may be near
Bloomfield as his men ran the
rebels out of that so fast they left
every thing behind--even 250
dollars confederate money--which
of course they would hardly leave behind
except under a very high pressure--
Burnside had best occupy
Markham early today--or the rebels
can get behind we in going to
Chester Gap & I will not be able
to get out--A. Pleasonton
Brig Genl
MSS 495
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