Letter
James B. Fry to Colonel Warner, December 2, 1861
Louisville, Ky., December 2, 1861.
Colonel WARNER, Commanding Regiment Kentucky Volunteers : ` SIR: The general commanding has placed upon you the responsibility of guarding the line of railroad from Lexington to Covington. The headquarters of your regiment will be established at Falmouth, and you will post your companies so as to effectually guard all the important bridges on the line.*
Very respectfully,
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 Warner to guard the Lexington-Covington railroad line, establish headquarters at Falmouth, and secure all key bridges during the Civil War in 1861.
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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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