Letter

Major-General Thomas to Major-General REYNOLDs, August 23, 1863

HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,

Major-General REYNOLDs, Commanding Fourth Division:

Telegram in regard to cavalry received. The general suggests that you use the two companies detailed as couriers for that purpose instead of using your orderlies.

By command of Major-General Thomas :

GEO. E. FLYNT,
Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff.
[Inclosure No. 2.]
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY Corps,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: Camp, Bolivar Springs. Summary: Major-General Thomas directs Major-General Reynolds to assign two cavalry companies as couriers rather than using orderlies, optimizing communication during the 1863 campaign.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 30, Part 1 View original source ↗