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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 |