Letter
Arthur C. Ducat to George B. Crittenden, November 6, 1862
Bowling Green, November 6, 1862.
Major-General CRITTENDEN, Commanding Second Army Oorps: .
GENERAL: I send you copies of dispatches from General McCook, and commander of post at Mitchellsville. Lookout for yourself; know that your left flank and front are guarded. Communicate often, and know that the communication is kept up. Push rapidly to Gallatin. Do you hear anything of Colonel Kennett or his cavalry force? Where is your advance, and when can you reach Gallatin? We are alive and ready.
By order of Major-General Rosecrans :*
Lieutenant-Oolonel and Acting Chief of Staff.
{Inclosures.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Location: Bowling Green. Summary: Arthur C. Ducat instructs Major-General Crittenden to maintain communication, secure flanks, and advance rapidly to Gallatin while inquiring about Colonel Kennett's cavalry position during the 1862 campaign.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 20, Part 1
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