Letter

Braxton Bragg to Cnar, Xxxii.) Correspondence, Etc.union. 109, November 29, 1862

November 29, 1862.

November 29, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSEORANS, Comdg. United States Forces :

Str: Your attention is called to the copy of a communication herewith inclosed. The arrest and detention of this officer under the circumstances must certainly be the result of error or ignorance. His prompt and unconditional release, with an explanation of so unusual a procedure, is confidently expected.

very respectfully, your obedient servant,

General, Commanding.
Cnar, XXXII.) CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.—UNION. 109
{Inclosure. }
HEADQUARTERS StB-DIvIsIoN, MIDDLE TENNESSEE,
Tennessee, November 24, 1862.
Major-General BRECKINRIDGE:
Str: Some six weeks since W. H. Hawkins, a member of the Twentysecond Tennessee Volunteers, acting adjutant of a battalion of Partisan

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Summary: Braxton Bragg requests the prompt release and explanation for the arrest of an officer, asserting it must be a mistake or ignorance.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 20, Part 1 View original source ↗