J. P. Garesche to Hall had no cavalry belonging to his brigade, December 4, 1862

Author

J. P. Garesche

Recipient

Hall had no cavalry belonging to his brigade

Date

December 4, 1862

Type

Nashville, December 4, 1862.

Col. A. S. HALL, Glasgow :

Telegram received. General commanding directs you to move your force down to Carthage, and there take post. You will draw supplies from Gallatin. Report your arrival to General Thomas, and keep open your communication with him.

Rebel soldiers honestly desiring to return home and keep quiet will be permitted to do so on taking non-combatant parole, and entering into sufficient bonds to keep same.

By command of Major-General Rosecrans :

Assistant Adjutant-General and Ohief of Staff.

CINCINNATI, December 4, 1862.

Major-General ROSECRANS:

Colonel Hall had no cavalry belonging to his brigade, nor had he

authority to take all the infantry from Munfordville, unless he got it

from you. The understanding was that I should exchange new regiments for old ones. You sent three to Munfordville, and Colonel Hall,

instead of taking away three, took the whole command—infantry, cavalry, and artillery. The cavalry, it seems, was ordered back, and unless

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Location: Nashville. Summary: General Rosecrans directs Colonel Hall to reposition his brigade to Carthage, manage supply lines from Gallatin, and permits paroled rebel soldiers to return home under bond, while addressing unauthorized troop movements.

Topics

1862 Civil War Field Reports Military Correspondence Military Operations

Sources

The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 20, Part 1 View original source ↗