Letter
D. €. Buell to Thomas, December 8, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Louisville
HEADQUARTERS, Louisville, December 8, 1861.
(Received Lebanon, December 8, 1861.) General THOMAS: The affairs at Somerset are annoying, but I do not intend to be diverted more than necessary from more important purposes. I [suppose] Sehoepf will be able to drive the enemy across the river again. Keep an eye on Columbia, and be prepared to push a brigade or two rapidly to that point. Organize and equip your brigades as rapidly as possible. See that they have ammunition.
D. €. BUELL,
Brigadier-General, –
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: HEADQUARTERS, Louisville. Summary: Brigadier-General Buell directs General Thomas to monitor Columbia, support Sehoepf in driving the enemy across the river, and rapidly organize and equip brigades with ammunition during the 1861 campaign.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 7
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