[from the diary of John Ward of the 102nd Pennsylvania]

Oct 30th
Whe stade in Camp
to Day   Received orders
at 6 oclock to
march at 4 A.M.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 12913

[from the diary of Jesse Calvin Spaulding, Co. F, 25th Massachusetts]

Thursday
Oct 30

Had drill in the forenoon as usual
This afternoon read some

MSS 11293

              Mobile  Oct 30 62
My dear Smith
                      I enquired
at the War Dept for yr
recommendations for the
appointment of Brig Genl
None could be found–Get
a strong one from Genl
Polk–go with it to Rich
-mond & urge yr claims
& say to Mr Randolph
that I want you with
me–I will write
him to day from
here–
               truly yrs
               JB Magruder
                  Majr Genl

I m assigned to duty in
Texas–Telegraph me
at Vicksburg—
to Maj Smith Bankhead
                on Gen Polks Staff Knox

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ville Tennessee–to be sent
wherever he ma Genl Polk
may be—–

MSS 38-455

[from the diary of Frank C. Fitzhugh, Cutshaw’s Battery]

October                    Thursday 30                                      
In same camp.
7 miles from Charleston
5 miles to Berryville
S.E. of the turnpike

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 4448

[from the diary of Wesley A. Hammond, Co. E., 42nd Virginia “Dixie greys”

Thursday 30 – Was in great hope of
getting off to-day but failed again
tried to content myself as well as I
could under the circumstances
spent a good part of the day on
reading   –

[transcribed by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 5526

[from the dispatch book of General Alfred Pleasonton]

        Hd. Qrs. Cav. Brigade
         Purcellville Oct 30, 4 a.m.
To General R. B. Marcy
       Chief of Staff
General
Have just rc’d a dispatch
from Gen Bayard near Aldie
who says that Col Wyndham
drove the enemies pickets
out of Upperville to-day-no
infantry there–It is reported
to have gone to Snickersville
                 Bayard states that
tomorrow he marches thro’ Hope
ville pass on Middleburg–
  If Longstreet was at
Middleburg last night & has
not returned to the Blue Ridge
Bayard will meet him at
Middleburg unless Longstreet
has made for Thoroughfare Gap
on his way to Manassas–
I have mentioned this to
Bayard–A. Pleasonton
                Brig. Gen &

MSS 495

[from the dispatch book of General Alfred Pleasonton]

 Hd. Qrs. Cav. Brigade
 Purcellville Oct 30. 10. a.m.
To General W. S. Hancock
      Com’dg Division on the
      Hillsborough & Keyes Gap road
General,
              I have two squandrons at
Hillsborough, & there are no rebles
nearer your front than Snickersville
unless perhaps in Keyes Gap or
the gap below it
       There has been a considerable
force at Snickersville for some days
& it looks as if they intend to
dispute that point somewhat
with us–They have a signal
station near there they do’nt
like to give up.
                Should you wish to
communicate or obtain infor=
mation send to the officer
at Hillsborough commanding
my cavalry there & he will
attend to it–
              Yours truly
               A.Pleasanton
               Brig. Gen. &c

MSS 495

[from the dispatch book of General Alfred Pleasonton]

Hd Qrs. Cav. Brigade
Purcellville, Oct. 30, 4.30 P.M.
To General Bayard
    Comdg Cav. at Middleburg–
General
             Major General McClellan
desires me to communicate with
you to day to “[consert a plan of
operations for our two commands
united to make a reconnais
sance through Ashby’s or
Snickers Gap, or if the results
of today’s operations shew that
the reconnaissance can with
safety be made through Man=
nassas Gap this would be the
most desirable.”
              The General further
desires us to have an interview today
to decide where the reconnaissance
should be made so as to secure
the most important results–
             As I do not know where
I could met you at this time
I send my Aid-de-camp

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Lieut Ward, to find out at which
place it will be agreeable to you
to meet me–
          My impressions at this time
are, that as long as the enemy
occupy Snickers Gap, that would
be the first place to command
our attention–& should this meet
your views–I shall hold my
command in readiness for any
service you may propose for it–
          Jackson & Longstreet were
between Charlestown & Berryville
yesterday & it was said they were
going in the direction of Mill-
wood–
           Please inform me, General
by Lieut. Ward, what you may
decide upon in reference to my
command–
           I am very respectfully
                Your obt Servt=
                    A.. Pleasonton
                        Brig: General
                          Comdg Brigade

MSS 495
                     

[from the dispatch book of General Alfred Pleasonton]

Hd. Qrs. Cav. Brigade
Purcellville, Oct 30. 4.45 P.M.
To General R. B. Marcy
   chief of staff
General-
             Your dispatch of
10 a.m.is re’c’d–not knowing
the exact whereabouts of General
Bayard at this time, I have sent
an aid-de-camp with the con=
tents of your dispatch to the General
requesting to know where I shall
meet him & to save time, I
have given him my views in
advance viz that it would
be unsafe to leave Snicker
Gap occupied by the enemy
to prevent further [?]
    Whatever he may decide
upon I shall use my best
efforts to render successful=
    I would be doing myself
an injustice, General, in not
expressing to you my mortification
at receiving your instructions
placing me under the orders
of an officer who is so

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much my junior in the
regular service–& who does not
belong to the Army of the Potomac
  While I am the senior officer
serving with the Cavalry in
that Army–
                    My personal relations
with General Bayard are most
friendly & I shall not mortify
him by exposing my own–
        Must there not be some=
thing in error in the service
that mortifies

MSS 495

Oct 30, 1862
Somewhere between Boston
& New London
dear Parents
Started from Augusta
Last evening Wed. at 8 oclock
and after a pleasant ride of
12 hours arrived in Boston
safe and sound [received?] a good
nights sleep
At eleven oclock this A.M.
started for New Lonon & from
there we shall probably take the
Steamer to Jersey City N.J.
We have just passed through
Worcester
Oct. 31  Arrived in Norwich Con
last night at Sunset and
took the boat for New York had
a pleasant trip up the Sound &
arrived at pier 39 N. York city

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at 5 oclock this morning.
We are waiting here expecting any
moment to disembark. I
had a good nights rest last
night the Steward & myself got
a Stateroom.
I shall put this in the
mail here
It is said that we
go to Fort Schuyler 15 miles
from here & intended for
Banks division to go to
Charleston SC on Somewhere
else I heard the Surgeon
say that we should go to
Texas
No one here knows.
The Col. this moment do’nt
know whether we go to Washington
or Fort Schuyler
   will keep you well in-
formed of my whereabouts
      Yr affectionate son
                  C P M

Charles Plummer Morrill, 24th Maine
MSS 11031