Letter
Albin F. Schoepf to George H, Thomas, December 7, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Somerset
HEADQUARTERS, Somerset, December 7, 1861.
Brig. Gen. GEORGE H, THOMAS, Commanding Eastern Division :
GENERAL: In my communication stating that I had ordered the Tennessee regiments to re-enforce me I neglected to say that my order also stated not to come if there were any conflicting orders from you.
As soon as I received the dispatch saying you had sent no re-enforcements I countermanded my previous order to the Tennessee regiments.
Having no reliable cavalrymen to carry my dispatches I must have recourse to the mail, as it is more certain.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. SCHOEPF,
DBrigadier-General.
*See Buell to Thomas, December 9, p. 485,
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*See Buell to Thomas, December 9, p. 485,
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Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: HEADQUARTERS, Somerset. Summary: A. Schoepf informs Brig. Gen. George H. Thomas that he rescinds his order for Tennessee regiments to reinforce due to potential conflicting orders and relies on mail for dispatches amid cavalry shortages.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 7
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