Gordon Granger to Gordon Granger, August 19, 1863

Maj. Gen. GORDON GRANGER, Nashville : The second wire has been ordered, and will be put up as soon as the materials can be had. The road to Decatur will not be used for the present. You will be supplied from thisplace. You had better repair the road at once, as arrangements have been made to procure a supply of cars from St. Louis besidés those contracted for by Colonel Anderson, and the road will be run as soon as practicable. W. 8S. ROSECRANS, Major-General. NASHVILLE, August 19, 1863—10 p. m. General J. A. GARFIELD; I sent my escort company and Mackey’s company of mounted infantry to Weems’ Springs, near Pine Wood Factory, at an early hour this morning and captured Dick McCann and 15 others, a fine lot of horses, arms, &c. A force of 500 was encamped 8 miles from McCann’s camp, and Clifford thought it prudent to retire. Clifford had about 90 or 100 men.

G. GRANGER,