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Major General Nathaniel P. Banks reported to his commanding general in August of 1861, General George B. McClellan. Banks was in charge of the Department of the Shenandoah, with his headquarters being in Sandy Hook, Maryland. McClellan informed Banks that a Confederate offensive would begin shortly and Banks was ordered to report military operations to McClellan at least four times per day.

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