Letter
James B. Fry, December 2, 1861
Lowisville, Ky.
Lowisville, Ky., December 2, 1861.
SIR: The general commanding directs that you establish your regiment at or near the town of Prestonburg, with a view of giving security
* Detailed instructions omitted Om. XVIL] CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.—UNION.
to the inhabitants in the region of the Big Sandy and of punishing the marauding bands of the enemy who annoy that part of the State. The general expects vigilance, activity, and good order on the part of your command in theimportant and isolated duty assigned to it.* I am, sir,
respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES B. FRY,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
e ASS DEPARTMENT OF THE Ohio,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
e ASS DEPARTMENT OF THE Ohio,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Lowisville, Ky.. Summary: James B. Fry orders the recipient to station their regiment near Prestonburg, Kentucky, to protect local inhabitants and suppress enemy marauding bands in the Big Sandy region during the Civil War.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 7
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