Dispatch
John M. Palmer to James A. Garfield, August 11, 1863
MANCHESTER
MANCHESTER, August 11, 1863.
Brigadier-General GARFIELD: General Wagner reports Payne’s Cove road impracticable. The Altamont road is passable for artillery, but the best and shortest road is the Park road, the left-hand road from this place to Tracy
JOHN M. PALMER,
Major-General.
6 K. Y., S. W. V. A., TENN., MISS., N. ALA., AND N. GA, (Cap. XLII.
6 K. Y., S. W. V. A., TENN., MISS., N. ALA., AND N. GA, (Cap. XLII.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: MANCHESTER. Summary: John M. Palmer informs Brigadier-General Garfield about the condition of various roads near Manchester, recommending the Park road as the best and shortest route for military movement.
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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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