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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Letter. [Oliver] W[aldo West], Headquarters, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac [near Brandy Station, Virginia], to "My dear 'Lyra'" [Sarah Stilson], Corning, New York, 1863 December 10

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Identifier: MSN/CW 5061-27
Scope and Contents

West directs a great deal of sardonic criticism at Meade and the Army of the Potomac, regarding the recent "reconnaisance in force" across the Rapidan (i.e., the Mine Run campaign of 26 November to 1 December).

Dates: 1863 December 10