Letter
J. P. Garesche to Major-General THOMAS, December 8, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
December 8, 1862.
‘ Nashville, December 8, 1862. Major-General THOMAS: General commanding desires you give orders to all post commanders to throw up small intrenchmeuts, and picket all roads leading out from their positions with cavalry. Disaster at Hartsville seems attributable to neglect of these precautions. By command:
J. P. GARESCHE,
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: General Garesche instructs Major-General Thomas to order post commanders to build small fortifications and secure roads with cavalry to prevent disasters like Hartsville.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 20, Part 1
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