Letter

J. P. Garesche, November 21, 1862

DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,

Fourth Ohio Cav., Comdg. Cav. Div., Army of the Cumberland : COLONEL: The general commanding directs you to order out Colonel McCook, Second Indiana Cavalry, and his brigade, on the Hillsborough road to-morrow, to reconnoiter the enemy, with instructions to return by any other road which may seem to him advisable. I am, colonel,

very respectfully,

J. P. GARESCHE,
Assistant Adjutant-General and Ohief of Staff.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Location: Nashville. Summary: J. P. Garesche orders Colonel McCook and his brigade to conduct a reconnaissance mission on the Hillsborough road and return by a suitable alternate route.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 20, Part 1 View original source ↗