A. A. Stevens to Lieutenant-Colonel Ducat, November 5, 1862
November 5, 1862. Lieutenant-Colonel DucAT, Acting Chief of Staff: The following dispositions are made to-day: Sill and Sheridan to Edgefield Junction; Woodruff to Tyree Springs; one regiment of infantry and one company of cavalry left at Tyree, to rid the country of guerrillas and keep open communication. I will go into Nashville to-morrow myself. Will go to work and repair railroad bridges, &c. My headquarters will be at Edgefield Junction to-night. I will communicate with Crittenden to-night. A. MoD. McCOOK, Major-General, Commanding. MITCHELLSVILLE, November 6, 1862. A private, paroled at Gallatin, left on horseback this morning; states Morgan was there with six regiments of cavalry and four howitzers, numbering about 2,400 men. Morgan was ready to move when prisoner left; supposed he was going to Kentucky this way. Nine mounted men, supposed to be Morgan’s, left Richmond, on the approach of the bridge train, about 2 this p.m. Prisoner heard heavy firing in the direction of Nashville from about 4 a. m. to about 3 p. m. yesterday. The First Michigan Engineers also heard the firing in direction of Nashville yesterday about 3 p. m.
A. A. STEVENS,