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Hd Qrs Dept. S.W. Virginia
Camp Narrows
August 12th 1862
Hon. Geo. W. Randolph
Sec of War
Sir
I have the the honor to report
tht on the evening o f the firth inst Col.
and two guns
G. C. Wharton, with about 900 men left Pe-
terstown & proceeded to Pack's Ferry, which
place they reached before sunrise on the morn
ing of the 6th [A few][struck-through] The enemy evidently
ignorant of the approach of our force, was
encamped on the other side of New River
and we were enabled to plant the pieces and
open fire before he was apparently aware of
our proximity. The fire was delivered with
splendid effect causing him to destroy his
flat boats, throw his supplies in to the ri-
- wounded
ver and vacate the camp – We killed ^ about
20 of the enemy, one of our men being slight-
ly wounded – News of the approach of the
enemy from [Alderson's?] Ferry in the direction
of union, had rendered it necessary that Col.
Wharton's command should be ordered away
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from his position. The orders were received by him just
so far in his expedition
as he had succeeded ^ [in dispersing the enemy] [struck-through] as above re-
ported.
I have the honor to be
Very Respectively
Yr Obdt Svt
W W Loring
Maj. Gen Commd
[Marginalia]
True Copy
W B Myers
A. A. G
To
Hon Geo W Randolph
Aug 17, 62
Col Wharton's expedition
to Pack's Ferry, & attack
on enemy
