Letter
Lyne Starling to Respectfully, November 14, 1862
November 14, 1862.
November 14, 1862â1 p. m. Col. JOHN KENNETT, Commanding Cavalry Division :
COLONEL: The general directs me to inform you that he has heard from two sources this morning, deemed reliable, that Morgan is encamped with 6,000 men about 1 mile from Lebanon, on the Murfreesborough road. You should be on your guard.
Most respectfully,
your obedient servant,
. Assistant Adjutant-General.
N. B.âShould anything of importance occur, at the same time that
you inform us you should make it known to General Thomas, at Gallatin.
Respectfully,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Summary: Lyne Starling warns Colonel John Kennett of Confederate General Morgan's 6,000-strong encampment near Lebanon, urging vigilance and communication with General Thomas at Gallatin.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 20, Part 1
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