Letter

C. H. Carlton to A. A. G., Hdqrs. Fourth Div, August 19, 1863

Camp at Tracy City, Tenn.

Maj. JoHN LEVERING, A. A. G., Hdqrs. Fourth Div., Fourteenth Army Corps:

Sir: I have the honor to report that the locomotive has been to this place and returned to Cowan. It will be up again this evening with two car-loads of provisions. No telegraph operator has arrived yet. General Wood’s division passed here last evening, the rear of his train passing this morning.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

C. H. CARLTON,
Colonel Highty-Ninth Ohio.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: Camp at Tracy City, Tenn.. Summary: Colonel Carlton reports the arrival and return of a locomotive delivering provisions to Tracy City, Tennessee, notes the absence of a telegraph operator, and updates on General Wood's division movements.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 30, Part 1 View original source ↗