Letter

Lyne Starling to Leopold von Zach, November 7, 1862

November 7, 1862.

November 7, 1862—3.45 p. m. Col. L. ZAHM, Commanding Second Cavalry Brigade :

COLONEL: My command is on the road. General Wood, after marching 20 miles to-day, is encamped within 12 miles of Gallatin. General Van Cleve, on account of water, is encamped at this point, 6 or 7 miles in rear of General Wood. Ishall move with those two divisions promptly in the morning upon Gallatin. If I hear through your courier to-night that Morgan is still at Gallatin, I shall immediately send a part of Wood’s command to that point. I have no cavalry with me, and can only obtain the information through the courier that you may send me, and am not willing to push my weary men farther to-day upon the bare possibility of finding him still there.

By command of Major-General Crittenden :

Assistant Adjutant- General.
[Inclosure No 2.]

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Summary: Lyne Starling informs Colonel Zahm of troop movements near Gallatin and requests cavalry reconnaissance to confirm Morgan's presence before advancing further.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 20, Part 1 View original source ↗