Letter
Ambrose E. Burnside to D. 8. TomMpxKINs, August 15, 1863
f CINCINNATI
f CINCINNATI, August 15, 1863.
Lieut. D. 8. TomMpxKINs, Cairo, Ill. : General Burnside wants all the troops forwarded to Cincinnati, Potter’s division included. JNO. H. COALE,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Acting Aide-de-Camp.
rhe CINCINNATI, August 15, 1863. Brigadier-General WILLcox,
Please order the Michigan Sharpshooters to at once proceed to Camp Douglas, Ill., and to report to Brigadier-General Ammen for transporting duty.
By command of Major-General Burnside :
W. P. ANDERSON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Camp NELSON, August 15, 1863.
Major-General PARKE :
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Camp NELSON, August 15, 1863.
Major-General PARKE :
The general wishes to see you particularly. Please come down on
the 2 o'cléck train, and an ambulance will meet you at the depot in
Nicholasville. It will not be necessary for the staff to accompan
you unless you wish it. General Potter's division is to go through
the 2 o'cléck train, and an ambulance will meet you at the depot in
Nicholasville. It will not be necessary for the staff to accompan
you unless you wish it. General Potter's division is to go through
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: f CINCINNATI. Summary: Major-General Burnside directs the immediate redeployment of troops, including General Potter's division and Michigan Sharpshooters, to Cincinnati and Camp Douglas for strategic military operations.
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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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