Summary:
In early spring, 1862, General Edward Johnson commanded Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley. In this dispatch, Union General John C. Fremont tells General Robert Milroy of their position and possible future movements.

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Brig. Gen. R. H. MILROY, Huttonsville:

HEADQUARTERS MOUNTAIN DEPARTMENT,

April 1, 1862.

Received yesterday's dispatch. There is a possibility that the rebel forces under Gen. Johnson, now operating on the line of Staunton, Harrisonburg, and Edenburg, may either voluntarily throw themselves into Pendleton and Highland Counties or be forced into the same emergency. You will therefore use the utmost caution in your operations, but obtain all possible information about the enemy's strength and movements.

J. C. FREMONT.

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Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 12, Serial No. 18, Pages 38-39, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.