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or►tifmhet,Ofia^f? o0n'yi3B ABTEHST•A1*: cthb21 lft82iTo tbe MkyoipftOd ODibmoai^Gotfttail;Fred-- -ericksburg;vvv:', **■■... Oi;*, Gtntktncnr;-^Uh3er covdrof thevjH .T,,_ ° ftg^giifris vfiVa beeu fired«t ,'#man u factories arefufnmhibg^proyi prions [and the material lor etothing ‘.for/ arped. -bodiea io rebeUioii%|^ii#tii0v Goyornmen^n^tibe U. SiStep^:; Yoar railroads and other, iQ0ans of iraiuporbtipja are rerooyitfg ; supplier jtfc the depots of such troojw.^ ... /i;j. jO*^: This conditiono!'thing^; i^ust,.terminate and, by direction of(leb.tBurnBido, I. Record-inglV demand the surrenderlOfttfiecity into my hands, as the representative of the Govern men t. of the United States* ou or before fire o’clock this afternoon, « \? Failing io an affinmifcive reply totM* de-mantHjy^the^hbuHndieatcd* sixteen hours will be permitted to'elapse for the removal front the- city: Of the wotnen and children, and siek and WoBndedy,thb;,aged o.* .whichw*#penod haring ejpiredyc.l,-shall proceed tox-shell the town.Upon obtaining possOsmonof the eity, every means will be. taken to. preserve order, and secure the: operation of the laws and policy of the United.Stated Government- ' YourJttt/t servant,E- V. SUMNER, u **V . BrevctMaj Gen. U. S. A.* CororoaudiBg the Right Grand Division. .Oh hia arrival at the opposite kide of the river, General Patrick was Conveyed to the guard house by the military, where he was detained until the reply was ready.7 la the meantime, his communication was conveyed to Gen. iiongstreet, whose'.troops are encamped a short diitanee from the city;To the demand upon the civil aUthoritiep, the Mayor of FredeFcksburg tantaii ahpwer,. which was evidently written aUthe dictation, of Gen. Longsfcreet, to the effect that the cokuplaihts should be remedied-as far as fL ri rig on our pi elects and furnikhing supplies and material to the Confederate army was concerned. Also, tlrat ihe Rebels Wbhld dispute the occupation of toe eity by the Government forces. The Mayor complained of the short space of timb al owed fdr thb removal of womeufthd children and siek koldiers The proposition to afford more time for this purpose is now* under1 consideration.Permission has-been given to the citizens to run one train from the city, but only for the conveyance of women and children. {;
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Waynesboro Village Record
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Nov 28, 1862
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