ORs: (US) Report of Col. George P. Este - April 23, 1863

War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
Series 1, Volume 23, Part 2, Page 269

LA VERGNE,
April 23, 1863.

General GARFIELD, Chief of Staff:

My patrols report all quiet along the river. Citizens report a part of Wharton’s command, from 300 to 800, in the vicinity of Rural Hill. Wheeler, Morgan, and Wharton they report as near Alexandria. The citizens all seem to believe that the rebels will attack us. I guess not. Is the road from Jefferson up sufficiently guarded? There are good fords in that vicinity.

GEO. P. ESTE,
Colonel, Commanding.