Letter

C. Goddard to David S. Stanley, August 23, 1863

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,

Maj. Gen. D. S. STANLEY, Chief of Cavalry:

GENERAL: A dispatch from Captain Johnson, assistant quartermaster, at Decherd, says that rebels (probably a few guerrillas) were in Winchester yesterday and apened 3 of our men.

The general desires you to see that the cavalry battalion ordered to Cowan goes without delay.

respectfully, your obedient servant,

C. GODDARD,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: Stevenson. Summary: C. Goddard instructs Maj. Gen. D. S. Stanley to promptly dispatch a cavalry battalion to Cowan following reports of rebel guerrilla activity and the capture of three Union soldiers in Winchester.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 30, Part 1 View original source ↗