Letter
George H. Thomas to William S. Rosecrans, November 26, 1862
GALLATIN
GALLATIN, November 26, 1862.
General ROSECRANS : I learn to-day that a portion of Morgan’s cavalry is in Cairo bend of the Cumberland. If so, cannot some cavalry be sent from Nashville to get in their rear and capture them or cut them to pieces?
GEO. H. THOMAS,
Major-General.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE Ohio,
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE Ohio,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Location: GALLATIN. Summary: Major General George H. Thomas requests General Rosecrans to dispatch cavalry from Nashville to intercept and destroy Morgan's Confederate cavalry operating near the Cumberland River.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 20, Part 1
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