Letter

Arthur C. Ducat to Ineutenant-Colonel and Acting Chief of Staff, November 13, 1862

Author

Arthur C. Ducat

Recipient

Ineutenant-Colonel and Acting Chief of Staff

Date

November 13, 1862

Type

Letter

Nashville, November 13, 1862.

Major-General THomAS, Gallatin :

Send one regiment of infantry and one section of artillery to Colonel Kennett, at Hartsville. Is the Michigan regiment you want Colonel Innes’, and whatisits number? Cavalry will be sent to you as soon as piacticable. Cannot spare cavalry from Kennett now, as he has to send one regiment to Crittenden.

By command of Major-General Rosecrans :

Ineutenant-Colonel and Acting Chief of Staff.

GALLATIN, November 13, 1862.

General ROSECRANS:

Have not been able to see Mr. Anderson yet. Went to the tunnel

this morning; northern tunnel clear; south tunnel, General Steedman

thinks, can be cleared in eight days with a force of 500 men. I directed

him to put the men on at once, which will be done to-morrow. How

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Location: Nashville. Summary: Arthur C. Ducat requests infantry and artillery reinforcements for Colonel Kennett at Hartsville, discusses cavalry deployment, and reports on tunnel clearance efforts near Gallatin during the Civil War.

Topics

1862 Civil War Field Reports Military Correspondence Military Operations

Sources

The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 20, Part 1 View original source ↗