Letter
James B. Fry to Colonel Duffield, December 2, 1861
Louisville, Ky., December 2, 1861.
Colonel DUFFIELD, Comdg. Ninth Regt. Mich. Vols., Mouth of Salt River:
SIR: The general commanding assigns you to the command of the post and field work at the mouth of Salt River. It will be your duty to hold the field works at the Salt River crossing and the turnpike towards Elizabethtown and to guard the army supplies which may be at the post.*
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Louisville, Ky.. Summary: James B. Fry orders Colonel Duffield to command and defend the field works at Salt River crossing and protect army supplies in December 1861.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 7
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