Letter
Geo. E. Flynt to James S. Negley, August 16, 1863
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Decherd, August 16, 1863.
Major-General NEGLEY, Commanding Second Division:
You are directed by the general commanding to move your division and take a position near and north of Stevenson, taking your ammunition train and not less than eight days’ rations and five days’ short forage. You will report to the general commanding, as often as practicable, all information of importance and the position of your camp at nightfall. Leave one regiment of infantry at Cowan, to guard the sick, the railroad bridge, and the tunnel. If you have more than eight days’ rations, turn them over to MajorGeneral Reynolds.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
GEO. E. FLYNT,'
Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff.
Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: Decherd. Summary: Geo E. Flynt orders Major-General Negley to move his division near Stevenson with specified supplies, maintain communication on camp positions, and leave a regiment at Cowan to guard key infrastructure.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 30, Part 1
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