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Unknown to William S. Rosecrans, December 7, 1862
GALLATIN GALLATIN, December 7, 1862. General ROSECRANS: If I knew the locality of the enemy, I could use Fry’s entire division, about 8,000, I believe, and leave General Dumont to…
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Unknown to Thomas, December 7, 1862
NASHVILLE NASHVILLE, December 7, 1862. General THOMAS: We have news that Polk left Murfreesborough, by the Lebanon road, on Friday last. Forrest left Columbia yesterday. We must take care of…
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Unknown to William S. Rosecrans, December 6, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD DIVISION, Oamp at Edgefield, December 6, 1862. Major-General ROSECRANS: GENERAL: General Rousseau has just left camp. His division has not all arrived yet. Twenty-eighth Brigade is expected to…
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Unknown to Hall telegraphed from Glasgow as follows, December 4, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, December 4, 1862. Major-General WRIGHT, Frankfort : Colonel Hall telegraphed from Glasgow as follows: General Gilbert has ordered my cavalry all back to Lebanon, and…
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Unknown to William S. Rosecrans, November 22, 1863
LOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE, November 22, 1863. General ROSECRANS: Major , of the Paymaster’s Department, just arrived, reports Morgan, with 4,000 men, near Hartsville and west of that place, sending out small…
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Unknown to William S. Rosecrans, November 17, 1862
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBURLAND, Gallatin, November 17, 1862. General Crittenden informs me that T. J. Wood occupies Lebanon, Tenn., and that one brigade of his occupies Rural Hill. I am…
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Unknown to William S. Rosecrans, November 14, 1862
HEADQUARTERS, Nashville, Tenn. HEADQUARTERS, Nashville, Tenn., November 14, 1862. General ROSECRANS : DEAR Sir: Permit me to give you the following positive information, viz: Forrest, with 1,200 to 1,500 cavalry…
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Unknown to Philip H. Sheridan, July 30, 1862
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, July 30, 1862. July 30, 1862. Colonel SHERIDAN, Cavalry Headquarters, Rienzi: Your dispatch received. Our troops left Grand Junction and La Grange for Memphis some…
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Unknown to Moclernand, July 29, 1862
JACKSON JACKSON, July 29, 1862. General MoCLERNAND: I have at all times obeyed orders. The bridge at Medon was not destroyed for want of force at Medon. There were enough…
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Unknown to John A. McClernand, July 27, 1862
BOLIVAR BOLIVAR, July 27, 1862. General MCCLERNAND: I misunderstood Dollins’ messenger. The facts are as follows: The ferry-boats at Brownsville, Estanaula, and at the steam-mill ferry are destroyed. Dollins’ skirmish…