Letter
Horatio P. Van Cleve to Lynz Starling, August 24, 1863
Pikeville
Pikeville, August 24, 1863.
Lieut. Col. LyNz STARLING, Chief of Staff, Twenty-first Army Corps:
CoLONEL : I inclose communication from Colonel Minty received this morning. You will find him all right.
Citizens report that many of Forrest’s command have been crossing to the south side of the Tennessee for several days.
I have every reason to believe from reports that a large portion of Dibrell’s command has left Sparta and crossed the head of this valley. Expect reliable information from Sparta this evening.
My trains are well guarded—have no fears respecting them. Sent a train of forty wagons for rations this morning.
Very respectfully, your most obedient servant,
H. P. VAN CLEVE,
Brigadier-General, Commanding Division.
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Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: Pikeville. Summary: Brigadier General H. P. Van Cleve informs Chief of Staff Lynz Starling of Confederate troop movements across the Tennessee River and reassures the security of Union supply trains near Pikeville in 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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