Head-Quarters, Mountain Department,

Mount Jackson, 12^th June 8. ^pm 1862.

 

My dear General,

            I have received your two notes of the 11^th and learn with regret that you are on the march to Front Royal. I know nothing of the plan upon which the movements are made, but I think that it will prove disastrous to keep three small corps separated, so exposing them to be attacked in detail. I suppose some supports have gone to General Shields. Otherwise he may be attacked in his movement eastward to Richmond. After his defeat and information that he was ordered / to move on Richmond in cooperation with General M^cDowell I judged it expedient to retire to this place from Port Republic, where we parted from Jackson. We arrived here this forenoon. As you cannot come yourself will you order Sigel to come here? We should be strengthened without delay. Pray order him forward at once & oblige

                                               

Yours truly,

J. C. Fremont.

 

Gen^l Shields sent me word he had lost heavily (two Brigades nearly cut to pieces & 7 or 8 pieces of Artillery) & all his killed & wounded in hands of the enemy. So reports one of my messengers whom he authorized to give me verbal report.

 

Maj Gen^l Banks

Comd^g Department

 

 

[endorsement]

 

General Fremont June 8

in reference to Command.

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