Letter
Horatio P. Van Cleve to Lyne Starling, August 20, 1863
Pikeville, Tenn.
Pikeville, Tenn., August 20, 1863.
Lieut. Col. LYNE STARLING, Chief of Staff, Twenty-first Army Corps:
COLONEL: I senda courier to Jamestown this afternoon. Am glad to learn that we have so good a neighbor there.
On the 21st I sent train to McMinnville for supplies; it is due this evening or to-morrow. On the 24th sent sioner and intend to start another. ~We are supplied with rations to the 27th, inclusive.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
H. P. VAN CLEVE,
Brigadier-General, Commanding Third Division.
Hpers. THIRD Division, TWENTY-FIRST ARMY CORPS,
Brigadier-General, Commanding Third Division.
Hpers. THIRD Division, TWENTY-FIRST ARMY CORPS,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: Pikeville, Tenn.. Summary: Brigadier General H. P. Van Cleve informs Lieutenant Colonel Lyne Starling about supply trains sent to McMinnville and Jamestown, confirming rations are secured through August 27, 1863.
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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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