Letter
Arthur C. Ducat to Major-General McCook, November 5, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Bowling Green, November 5, 1862.
Major-General McCook, Via Mitchellsville and courier line :
Dispatch received. It is desirable that you communicate with General Crittenden, and move up quiet and steady. We hope to cut off retreat, push forward strong reconnaissance, and open communication with Nashville as soon as possible. Rations will be pushed forward as soon as possible. The depot is established at Mitchellsville ; 150,000 rations on way from Louisville.
By order of Major-General Rosecrans: . '
ARTHUR C. DUCAT,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Acting Chief of Staff.
BOWLING GREEN, November 5, 1862.
Major-General WRIGHT :
Lieutenant-Colonel and Acting Chief of Staff.
BOWLING GREEN, November 5, 1862.
Major-General WRIGHT :
You should occupy London and Somerset as soon as possible. A
man named Crow, living in Nicholasville, will deliver your subsistence
at those points for 75 cents per 100 pounds. Jamestown or Norman's
Landing, 6 miles thence on the river, is also point of occupation of considerable importance. See how soon the work can be accomplished.
man named Crow, living in Nicholasville, will deliver your subsistence
at those points for 75 cents per 100 pounds. Jamestown or Norman's
Landing, 6 miles thence on the river, is also point of occupation of considerable importance. See how soon the work can be accomplished.
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 McCook to coordinate with General Crittenden, advance cautiously to cut off Confederate retreat, and secure supply lines for Union forces near Nashville in 1862.
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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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