Letter

Geo. H. Thomas to Samuel P. Carter, November 17, 1861

Author

Geo. H. Thomas

Recipient

Samuel P. Carter

Date

November 17, 1861

Type

Letter

Crab Orchard, Ky., November 17, 1861.

Brig. Gen. S. P. CARTER, Commanding Camp Calvert, near London: GENERAL: General Buell has arrived in Louisville and assumed command of the department. He has ordered me to move with the

troops here in the direction of Columbia, and that the regiments under

your command remain at London for the present.

I would recommend you to write to him immediately for instructions, stating also at the same time the condition and strength of your command, and what is needed to equip the regiment. If this depot is broken up, you will have to draw your supplies from Camp Dick Robinson or Nicholasville, and it would therefore be far better to move from London to Somerset.

You will continue to send the reports and returns of your regiment to me until further orders, also all requisitions for supplies.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

U. S. Volunteers, Commanding.

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 1861. Location: Crab Orchard, Ky.. Summary: George H. Thomas informs Samuel P. Carter of General Buell's command change, instructs troop movements near Columbia, and advises Carter to seek further orders and report regiment status and supply needs.

Topics

1861 Civil War Field Reports Military Correspondence Military Operations

Sources

The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 4 View original source ↗