F.K. Zollicoffer to W. R. Caswell, Or Col. W. B. Woon, October 16, 1861

General W. R. CASWELL, or Col. W. B. Woon, Knoxville, Tenn. : Being much embarrassed for want of transportation in some of the regiments and battalions, we made a march of only 10 miles to-day. Letters from Colonel Stanton and Major Bridgman, dated 11th and 12th, received this evening. They both think the enemy has retired from Albany towards Columbia or Camp Dick Robinson. My plan to get behind them and cut them off may be defeated ; but Stanton’s regiment has now left for Bowling Green, and Bridgman returned to Post Oak _ Springs.. What has become of the two companies of Colonel Brazel- — ton’s battalion or of Captain Bledsoe’s company neither explains. Perhaps the latter is with Colonel Murray’s regiment at Camp Myers, in Overton County. This retiring of our forces may induce the Lincoln forces to return again. I wish the subsistence supply mentioned heretofore taken to Jamestown by the 25th instant; and you will order those cavalry companies to rendezyous in that neighborhood at the same time, – that the subsistence stores may not be exposed. I must ask you to transmit from Knoxville the necessary orders to insure this and the inclosed letter to Colonel Murray.

Very respectfully,