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- | GENERAL: In obedience to your command, I have occupied the station at the Relay House, nine miles from Baltimore, with the **Eighth New York Regiment.** I have learned however that a force of two regiments of dragoons had been raised and were in force at Ellicott's Mills, some eight miles from this point, and I therefore ordered up **Major Cook's light battery, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia**, which was with me at Annapolis; and as I was moving Colonel Jones' **Sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia** from the capital, I ordered them also here, so that I am here in considerable force, to wit: | + | GENERAL: In obedience to your command, I have occupied the station at the Relay House, nine miles from Baltimore, with the **Eighth New York Regiment.** I have learned however that a force of two regiments of dragoons had been raised and were in force at Ellicott's Mills, some eight miles from this point, and I therefore ordered up **Major Cook's light battery, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia**, which was with me at Annapolis; and as I was moving Colonel Jones' **Sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia** from the capital, I ordered them also here..." - War of the Rebellion: Serial 002 Page 0623 Chapter IX. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION. |
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- | Colonel Lyons, Eighth Regiment 1,000 men.\\ | + | |
- | Colonel Jones, Sixth Regiment 600 \\ | + | |
- | Major Cook 100 \\ | + | |
- | Total 1,600 " - War of the Rebellion: Serial 002 Page 0623 Chapter IX. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION. | + | |
5/31/1861 - "An advance guard of sixty United States troops were at Hallafield, above Ellicott's Mills, yesterday morning." - //Baltimore Sun//, 5/31/1861 | 5/31/1861 - "An advance guard of sixty United States troops were at Hallafield, above Ellicott's Mills, yesterday morning." - //Baltimore Sun//, 5/31/1861 | ||
+ | 7/31/1861 - **4th Wisconsin** - "One such detachment under the command of Company I's Sergeant James Farnsworth guarded the woods near Ellicott's Mills on the Harper's Ferry Railroad. Its instructions were to inspect all goods which passed south..." | ||
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10/1861-11/1861 - "During its stay at the Relay House, a detachment occupied Ellicott's Mills, guarding the Harper's Ferry R. R., and examining the goods which passed toward the enemy..." - History and catalogue of the **Fourth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers**, from June, 1861 to March, 1864. | 10/1861-11/1861 - "During its stay at the Relay House, a detachment occupied Ellicott's Mills, guarding the Harper's Ferry R. R., and examining the goods which passed toward the enemy..." - History and catalogue of the **Fourth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers**, from June, 1861 to March, 1864. | ||