Letter
Jef. C. Davis to H. C. Hke, August 17, 1863
Winchester
Winchester, August 17, 1863.
Commanding Third Brigade :
COLONEL : The division will move to-day right in front at 2 p. m., with the batteries immediately in rear of the troops, on the road leading to Cowan. Brigade commanders must be particularly careful that no unauthorized baggage is carried in the wagons in order that the train may be able to ascend the mountains, and to effect this the wagons should not be loaded to exceed 1,000 pounds in weight. The whole train of the division will, under direction of division order, be formed and in readiness to move in rear of the batteries.
By command of Brig. Gen. Jef. C. Davis :
T. W. MORRISON,
Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.
STEVENSON, August 17, 1863—7.45 p. m.
The following dispatch is just received from General Lytle, at
Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.
STEVENSON, August 17, 1863—7.45 p. m.
The following dispatch is just received from General Lytle, at
Bridgeport :
Holmes, the man at Island Creek Ferry, called over a soldier from rebel picket
to-day and conversed withhim. Two of my officers, hid in the thick canebrake
within a few feet, heard conversation. Rebel soldier said they were determined to
Holmes, the man at Island Creek Ferry, called over a soldier from rebel picket
to-day and conversed withhim. Two of my officers, hid in the thick canebrake
within a few feet, heard conversation. Rebel soldier said they were determined to
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: Winchester. Summary: Brigadier General Jef. C. Davis orders the Third Brigade to move with strict baggage limits to ensure mobility and reports intelligence of rebel intentions from intercepted conversations near Island Creek Ferry.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 30, Part 1
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