Cowins X roads Nov. 11
9:30 P.M
To Major Gen'l Parke
Chief of Staff
General--
I send you enclosed
a Lynchburg paper of yester=
day, which shows the rebels
are using the railroad in
that direction--It remarks
on the large number of
desertions of the rebel army--
A deserter from the 8th
Virginia
came in this morning,left
Culpepper Saturday--says
Lee has gone to Richmond--
That he was impressed into
service from Tennessee
with 40 others all anxious
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to quit the rebel service
when they can get
away---
Captain Hutton
has communicated the
Generals orders & I
will do everything to
carry them out--
Please order me
100,000 rounds of Sharps
carbine cartridges with
caps & have them sent
to me as soon as possible
my cavalry in this county
act a great deal on
foot & must have the
ammunition--
Very respectfully
A. Pleasonton
Brig gen
MSS 495
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