Letter

m AMES B. FRYS E to Don Carlos Buell, January 10, 1862

Author
m AMES B. FRYS E
Recipient
Don Carlos Buell
Date
January 10, 1862
Type
Letter

Louisville, January 10, 1862.

Brig. Gen. T. L. CRITTENDEN, ; Commanding Fifth Division, Calhoun, Ky.: SIR: The general commanding directs that you move your division without delay to South Carrollton or near there. Take a strong position on the north side of the river which can be held by a small force.

Take your bridge with you or provide other means of crossing rapidly., Leave a regiment at Calhoun to guard the lock. lam, sir,

very respectfully, your obedient servant,

m AMES B. FRYS E
Assistant Adjutant- General, Chief of Staff.
Camp Woop, Munfordville, January 10, 1862.
Brig. Gen. D. C. BUELL:
Hindman’s brigade, about 3,000, are at Bell’s. Breckinridge, with his
brigade, at Oakland. I know nothing positive in regard to the force at
Bowling Green; suppose 35,000 or 40,000.
The railroad is destroyed “from Horse Cave for about 3 miles. The

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Louisville. Summary: James B. Fryse orders Brig. Gen. Crittenden to swiftly position his division north of the river near South Carrollton, securing a bridge and leaving a regiment to guard the lock during ongoing Civil War operations in Kentucky.
Topics
1862Civil WarField ReportsMilitary CorrespondenceMilitary Operations
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 7 View original source ↗