Letter
George H. Thomas to P. Carter, November 20, 1861
HEADQUARTERS,
Crab Orchard, November 20, 1861.
Brig. Gen. 8. P. CARTER, Commanding Camp Calvert:
GENERAL: Your dispatch [of 19th instant] has just been received. My orders are to move towards Columbia, and therefore am unable to render you any assistance. You must exercise your best judgment as to the best route to retreat, should your information prove correct concerning the approach of the enemy; but from all the information I have I should think the road to Richmond the best and easiest to defend. I will immediately dispatch to General Buell.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
GEO. H. THOMAS,
Brigadier-General, U. S. Vols., Commanding.
Camp CALVERT, EAST TENNESSEE,
November 20, 1861.
Brigadier-General, U. S. Vols., Commanding.
Camp CALVERT, EAST TENNESSEE,
November 20, 1861.
General GEORGE H. THOMAS,
Commanding, &c., Crab Orchard:
Commanding, &c., Crab Orchard:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Crab Orchard. Summary: Brigadier General George H. Thomas informs General P. Carter he cannot assist due to orders to move toward Columbia and advises retreat via Richmond while notifying General Buell.
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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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