A. P. Campbell to Williamm . Russell, August 18, 1863

Capt. WiLLIAmM ©. RUSSELL, Assistant Adjutant-General, Nashville, Tenn.: Mounted infantry scouts have returned. They bring in 17 prisoners. 27 horses, 8 mules, and a quantity of jeans, cotton, yarn, tent cloth, and some arms. They were not attacked. They scouted the country from Yellow Creek to the Tennessee River for 25 miles south, driving out all guerrillas. W. M. PRLYON; Colonel, Commanding Post. Hpgrs. First BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION CAVALRY, Camp at Bolivar, Ala., August 18, 1863. CAPTAIN: Agreeably to orders received from Col. E. M. McCook, commanding First Cavalry Division, I have the honor to make the following report as to the disposition of my command : The Ninth Regiment of Pennsylvania Cavalry is stationed near the railroad bridge across Mud Creek, guarding the same; also the Bellefonte Ford, Gunter’s Ford (Landing), and the mouth of Mud encamped at Bolivar, Ala., guarding Caperton’s Ford, Cox’s Ford, and Shallow Ford; also picketing the roads on our front and patrolling the roads between the points guarded by my command and Bolivar.

A. P. CAMPBELL,