Letter
James B. Fry to James M. Warner, December 2, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE OBIO,
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 im- portant bridges on the line.*
Very respectfully,
JAMES B. FRY,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DEPT. OF THE Ohio,
No. 19. Louisville, Ky., December 2, 1861.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DEPT. OF THE Ohio,
No. 19. Louisville, Ky., December 2, 1861.
The following organization of divisions will be observed until further
orders :
First División. Second Division.
Brig. Gen. G. H. THoMas, commanding. Brig. Gen. A. McD. McCook, commanding.
orders :
First División. Second Division.
Brig. Gen. G. H. THoMas, commanding. Brig. Gen. A. McD. McCook, commanding.
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, establishing headquarters at Falmouth and securing all key bridges 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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