Letter
G. B. Crittenden to To the ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, January 18, 1862
Beech Grove, Ky., January 18, 1862.
Str: I am threatened by a superior force of the enemy in front, and finding it impossible to cross the river, I will have to make the fight on the ground I now occupy.
If you can do so, I would ask that a diversion be made in my favor.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Major-General, Commanding.
To the ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL,
Headquarters Department of the West.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Beech Grove, Ky.. Summary: Major-General G. B. Crittenden requests a diversionary attack to support his position against a superior enemy force at Beech Grove, Kentucky, as he cannot cross the river.
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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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