Letter
A. McD. McCook to James A. Garfield, August 15, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH ARMY CORPS,
Winchester, August 15, 1863.
General GARFIELD :
General Sheridan states that he has ten companies from the brigade at Stevenson guarding bridges, making the duty required of the rest of the troops stationed there very heavy. I have the honor to request that the four companies of the Third Division guarding the Crow Creek bridges may be relieved by troops from the First Division of the Fourteenth Army Corps, now stationed near there. General Sheridan reports that the enemy burned the remainder of the Bridgeport bridge last night.
I have the honor to be, general, very respectfully, your obedient
servant,
A. McD. McCOOK,
Major-General, Commanding.
A. McD. McCOOK,
Major-General, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: Winchester. Summary: Major-General McCook requests relief for troops guarding Crow Creek bridges by reallocating forces from the Fourteenth Army Corps due to increased duties and enemy bridge destruction.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 30, Part 1
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