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Head Quarters

Sept 30th, 1861

Fort Corcoran, Va.

2nd Regt Maine Volunteers

Sir

Lieut Sumner R Kittredge of Company D having been taken prisoner and probably now in Richmond, you will please immediately appoint Stephen D Millett as 2nd Lieut to fill the vacancy. The enemy have ignominiously retreated from this vicinity and out troops are now in transit[?] from Fort Corcoran to Richmond &c I expect to move forward tomorrow I am sorry that I have so small a command and very much doubt the policy of sending from the State new regiments when none of the old ones are in numbers up to the army standard but the [?] rolls on and if a man dont[?] want to be crushed he must get out of its wake when does Col Goddard leave with the Cavalry? In Haste I remain

Very respectfully yours

Chas W Roberts

Col 2nd Maine Regt