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Lewisberg Va
                    June 20th 1861
To Adj. & Inspector Gen.:
        S. Cooper
Sir:
Capt Wise with his company and two
other companies mustered into my
Legion have or will have reached
Gauley Bridge this morning say: -216 men
There is another company there from Fayer: 70/ “
    There to day            286 men
Yesterday I dispatched Capt Caskie’s 51 men
“    “    “     Capt Buckhole artil 12 2 p.
A company from Frankfort Greenbrier Co 75 men
will arive at Gauley tomorrow                   138 “
will be at Gauley tomorrow night               424 “
A fine company of my Legion mus=
tered in at Staunton Capt Brocks Cavalry
arrived here yesterday     -------        98 “
Besides these there are four companies
in Monroe                    280 “
one in Jackson River depot            75 “
“ “    Covington                80 “
Two “ Fayette                140 “
                        575
Ready to be mustered in & nearly ready to march  673.
By middle of last of next week shall
have an efficient force at Gauley of 1097.
These are certainly reliable forces
and besides these I am picking up
and expecting at least 250 men say __ 250
Probable forces there in 8 or 10 days    1347
Col Tompkins has of badly armed   =  1100
May expect & has rearmed           400
There will be in a week at           1500
Charleston & Gauley Bridge           2597