J. P. Garesche to Major-General THoMAs, November 22, 1862

Major-General THoMAs, Commanding. Center :

GENERAL: The commanding general desires the following movement of troops to be made, under your direction, immediately: General Dumont’s command from Scottsville to Gallatin; General Rousseau, with two brigades of his division, to this city, to encamp on the ground recently occupied by Sheridan’s division, his remaining brigade to be disposed of in the best manner both to protect the depot at Mitchellsville and carry on the work of loading and unloading at that point, and to protect the road from there to Edgefield Junction ; and, finally, one brigade of Fry’s division to Edgefield Junction, if it can be moved without detriment to the work going on at the tunnel and at Gallatin.

very respectfully, your obedient servant,