Letter
D. G. Cooke to William Innes, January 3, 1865
NASHVILLE, TENN.
NASHVILLE, TENN., January 3, 1865.
Maj. WILLIAM INNES, Assistant Commissioner, Organizing U. K. Colored Troops:
MAJOR: The following report of my capture and subsequent attempted murder is
respectfully submitted for your information:
I was captured on the 20th of December fourteen miles in a southeasterly direction from Murfreesborough, in company with two other officers,
Lieut. D. G. Cooke, Twelfth U.S. Colored Infantry, and Capt. Charles G.
Penfield, Forty-fourth U. S. Colored Infantry, by a company of scouts
belonging to Forrest's command, numbering thirty-six men, commanded
Lieut. D. G. Cooke, Twelfth U.S. Colored Infantry, and Capt. Charles G.
Penfield, Forty-fourth U. S. Colored Infantry, by a company of scouts
belonging to Forrest's command, numbering thirty-six men, commanded
by Captain Harvey. As soon as captured we were robbed of everything
of any value, even to clothing. We were kept under guard for three days
with some other prisoners (private soldiers of General Steedman's division, who were captured near Murfreesborough) until we reached a small
town called Lewisburg, some eighteen miles south of Duck River. There
of any value, even to clothing. We were kept under guard for three days
with some other prisoners (private soldiers of General Steedman's division, who were captured near Murfreesborough) until we reached a small
town called Lewisburg, some eighteen miles south of Duck River. There
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: NASHVILLE, TENN.. Summary: D. G. Cooke reports to Major William Innes his capture by Confederate scouts near Murfreesborough, subsequent robbery, and attempted murder while imprisoned in Lewisburg during the Civil War.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 8
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