Letter
A. McD. McCook to William S. Rosecrans, August 14, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH ARMY CORPS,
Winchester, August 14, 1863.
[General W. S. Rosecrans :] GENERAL: I have the honor to make the following report as to the condition of my command as to rations, forage, &c. The corps is supplied with between five and six days’ forage. The First Division (General Davis) is rationed until the 29th August. Second Division posters Johnson) is rationed until about the 25th August. The Third Division (General Sheridan) is rationed to September 1. Accurate reports have not been received from the entire corps as yet, but this statement is believed to be correct.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. McD. McCOOK,
Major-General, Commanding.
STEVENSON, August 14, 1863—11.20 a. m.
Brigadier-General GARFIELD,
Major-General, Commanding.
STEVENSON, August 14, 1863—11.20 a. m.
Brigadier-General GARFIELD,
Chief of Staff:
I would not be much surprised if a large portion of Bragg's army
was going to Atlanta. Up to the 5th of August three brigades had
reached there, and engineers were actively engaged in surveying.
I would not be much surprised if a large portion of Bragg's army
was going to Atlanta. Up to the 5th of August three brigades had
reached there, and engineers were actively engaged in surveying.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: Winchester. Summary: Major-General McCook reports to General Rosecrans on the current forage and ration supplies of the Twentieth Army Corps and notes intelligence suggesting Confederate troop movements toward Atlanta.
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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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