Letter
Arthur C. Ducat to Theutenant-Oolonel and Acting Ovief of Staff, November 5, 1862
November 5, 1862.
No. 8. Bowling Green, Ky., November 5, 1862.
I. Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas is assigned to the command of the center of this army, consisting of the divisions of Rousseau, Negley, Dumont, Fry, and Palmer. The divisions of Generals Negley and Palmer will be for the present regarded as temporarily detached.
II. Major-General McCook will command the right wing; Major-Gen.- eral Crittenden the left. Their commands will be so designated.
By command of Major-General Rosecrans :
Theutenant-Oolonel and Acting Ovief of Staff.
GENERAL Aw Hpqrs. FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
12 KY., MID. AND E. TENN., N. ALA., AND SW. VA. ([Cuar. XXXIL
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Summary: Arthur C. Ducat formally announces Major General George H. Thomas's command of the army center and designates Major Generals McCook and Crittenden to lead the right and left wings, respectively.
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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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