Letter
J. P. Garescha to Henry A. Hambright, November 29, 1862
November 29, 1862.
â Nashville, November 29, 1862. Col. H. A. HAMBRIGHT, Mitchellsville : Orders will be sent for troops at Munfordville to furnish train guards. In case of emergency, will have to call on you todoso. Are not the supposed enemy at Scottsville our own troops? Send out strong reconnaissance in that direction. Guerrillas are being formed to rob the mails. Order your parties to kill all caught at it, but not to burn houses unless on undoubted proof.
By order of Major-General Rosecrans: â
Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Summary: J. P. Garescha orders Henry A. Hambright to prepare troops for train guard duty, conduct reconnaissance near Scottsville, and suppress mail-robbing guerrillas with lethal force but avoid property damage without proof.
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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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