STANLY COUNTY, NC - HOFFMAN - Civil War Orders
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from the Notebook of Lilly Carter Hoffman:
(1968)
 
Taken from the "Wartime Papers of R.E. Lee" P. 252. Written to George W. 
Randolph, Secretary of War
 
General:
Your letter of this date is received. From every indication it appears that 
McClellen's forces on James River are being withdrawn and sent to reinforce 
Pope. Under these circumstances I think it will be necessary to withdraw R.H. 
Anderson's division from Drewery's Bluff and send it in the direction of 
Gordonsville. Colonel Gibb's Regiment, Forty second North Carolina regiment, 
and the Fifty-seventh North Carolina Regiment had better be ordered for the 
present to that point. In case Anderson is removed these troops will serve for 
defense of Drewery's Bluff, and since they are new they can be drilled and 
accustomed to camp, etc.
 
R.E. Lee, General
August 14,1862
 
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C.K. Series 1. Vol.18, part 2 page 732
 
Knoxville, Tn July 22,1862
General S.Cooper
Adjutant and Inspector General
Richmond, Va
General: If not conflicting with public interest I would ask, that the Forty-
Second Regiment North Carolina Volunteers, now on prison duty at Lynchburg and 
Salisbury, be ordered to this department. I am induced to make this 
application, knowing Colonel Gibbs persoanlly, believing his regiment, after 
an exchange of prisoners has been effected, will not be required for its 
present duty.
 
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
E. Kirby Smith
 
Major-General Commanding
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                                           War Department
                                           Richmond,Va 
                                           August 4, 1862
 
General R.E. Lee
Comdg. Department of Northern Virginia
 
General:
General Van Dorn has sent General Breckenridge to attack Port Hudson and Baton 
Rouge, and if he is successfulhe will very much need heavy artillary -Men.
DeGournay's battalion now in the city works, was raised in New Orleans and 
could stand the climate. We had better send them out as the batteries 
established at Fort Hudson will enable us to command the Mississippi from that 
point to Vicksburg, including the month of the Red River.
Gibb's 42nd NC regiment will soon be relieved from the custody of our 
prisoners at Lynchburg. I propose to send the regiment to General Loring, it 
is conveniently situated and is not brigaded
 Has Colonel J. Lucius Davis gone? If not, the order to him will be rescinded 
and Colonel Jenkins will be made a brigadier and sent to command General 
Loring's cavalry.
There will be another North Carolina regiment relieved from guarding the 
prison at Salisbury, Goodwin's regiment. Shall I send them also to Loring?
 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant 
G.W. Randolph
Secretary of War
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Report of Major-General John G. Foster, US Army, 
Commanding the Department of North Carolina
Chowan River
Steamer John Faron
March 24,1863

General:
The rebels attacked the post of Winfield on the morning of the 23rd at 
daybreak. Lieutenant McLane, with the portion of his company (of the 1st NC 
Volunteers) that had not left him, took refuge in the blockhouse, and after 
one and a half hour's fighting repulsed the enemy whose force consisted of 
three companies of the 42nd and guerrilla force, all under the command Colonel 
Brown, of the 42nd NC. I was at Plymouth at the time and ran up with three 
companies, landed them and started in pursuit, at the same time patroling the 
river with any boat to prevent recrossing and also sending for same cavalary 
to General Peck, at Suffolk, to scour the country asnd pick up straggers. Some 
of Colonel Brown's command succeeded in recrossing, but the remainder were 
overtaken by our companies at Rocky Hook Creek yesterday morning and attacked.