Letter
Benjamin F. Kelley to Colonel Wilkinson, May 6, 1864
CUMBERLAND, Mp.
CUMBERLAND, Mp., May 6, 1864.
Colonel WiLKInson, New Creek: If you are satisfied there is no enemy between you and Greenland Gap you might start the train. I would suggest you send a messenger to Colonel Porter and order him to send a force to meet the train at Doll’s Gap; this will strengthen your escort and make it safe.
B. F. KELLEY,
Brigadier-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: CUMBERLAND, Mp.. Summary: Brigadier-General B. F. Kelley instructs Colonel Wilkinson to dispatch a train from New Creek to Greenland Gap with reinforced escort by coordinating with Colonel Porter at Doll's Gap for safety.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 37, Part 1
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