Ambrose E. Burnside to William S. Rosecrans, August 21, 1863

General ROSECRANS:

The following are the orders I have issued to Major-General Hartsuff, which will explain itself :*

The above order will explain all our movements except those of Carter, who will move the main body of his command through Williamsburg, over the Jellico Mountains, and through Marsh Creek Valley to Chitwood’s. There may possibly be one day’s delay in the arrival at the designated points, but I do not think there will. I have also a small brigade of new infantry troops, with a battery, ready to move from here directly on Cumberland Gap, and I shall move up what remains of Ninth Corps as fast as I can.

The cavalry brigade at Ray’s Cross-Roads is 3,000 strong. The infantry division at Columbia about 4,000. Hascall’s infantry division is over 5,000. Carter’s two brigades over 5,000, and Wolford’s brigade, at Somerset, about 1.000.

Please let me know in cipher all yeu can of your movements.

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SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS, Hpgrs. ARMY OF THE Ohio, No.9; In the Field, August 21, 1863. * * 3 * * * *

III. Colonel Clift, late of the Seventh Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, will at once report for duty to Brig. Gen. J. M. Shackelford, commanding Third Brigade, Cavalry Division, Twenty-third Army Corps. ;

By command of Major-General Burnside :