Letter
Ambrose E. Burnside to McCook, August 22, 1863
HEADQUARTERS,
Stevenson, August 22, 1863.
Colonel McCook, Commanding: O. K. The general commanding says he did not think there could be such a force in that direction. Mount VERNON, Ky., August 22, 1863. (Received 6.05 p. m.) Col, E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General: Your dispatch of yesterday received, and I will observe strict] General Orders, No. 286. I received a telegram from General Halleck giving me authority to release the men at my discretion, and [ supposed I was doing right in exercising it. It is more than likely that I made a mistake, but they will be avoided in my case by your telegram. All my columns are well in advance, and I shall be out of telegraphic communication to-morrow.
A. E. BURNSIDE,
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: Stevenson. Summary: Major General Burnside acknowledges receiving authority from General Halleck to release troops at his discretion, admits a possible error in doing so, and reports his forces advancing beyond telegraphic communication.
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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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