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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS JONES’ BRIGADE, Bartonsville, Va., December 7, 1862. GENERAL: Please find inclosed the report of Maj. E. V. White relative to an expedition into Maryland by one of his companies.…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, Sharpsburg, Md., November 25, 1862. Having been informed by Adjutant-General Scott that you desired, it possible, that the band of guerrillas, under the command of the notorious…
HEADQUARTERS TENTH NEW YORK CAVALRY, Rappahannock, November 16, 1862—7 p. m.. GENERAL: Sergeant Reynolds, of Captain Peck’s company (H), last sent to Morrisville, to report to Major Harhaus for picket…
NASHVILLE NASHVILLE, December 8, 1862. Maj. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding Center, Army of the Cumberland : Any more news of Hartsville affair or of the enemy? Could one of…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, December 8, 1862. ‘ Nashville, December 8, 1862. Major-General THOMAS: General commanding desires you give orders to all post commanders to throw up small intrenchmeuts, and…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, December 8, 1862. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEOK, General-in-Ohief, Washington, D. O.: I have no cavalry to spare. There is a Tennessee regiment for General Rosecrans…
Cincinnati Cincinnati, December 7, 1862. COLONEL: Your letter of the 25th instant [ultimo], which was received during my absence, came duly to hand. : As your force is strong enough…
HEADQUARTERS, Bowling Green, Ky., December 7, 1862. COMMANDING OFFICER, Gallatin, Tenn. : Sir: Reliable information has just reached these headquarters that the enemy’s cavalry, 250 strong, were within 10 miles…
BOWLING GREEN BOWLING GREEN, December 7, 1862. General ROSECRANS: I have received reliable information that 250 rebel cavalry are in Barren County, over the river, 12 miles from Scottsville. The…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, December 7, 1862. Col. W. W. LOWE, ‘ Commanding Fort Donelson : Look out for Forrest. He was at Columbia yesterday, and means mischief. By…
GALLATIN GALLATIN, December 7, 1862. General ROSECRANS: If I knew the locality of the enemy, I could use Fry’s entire division, about 8,000, I believe, and leave General Dumont to…
NASHVILLE NASHVILLE, December 7, 1862. General THOMAS: We have news that Polk left Murfreesborough, by the Lebanon road, on Friday last. Forrest left Columbia yesterday. We must take care of…
GALLATIN GALLATIN, December 7, 1862. General ROSECRANS: General Boyle telegraphs, as coming from you, that Forrest left Columbia for araid into Kentucky, via Clarksville. Is this reliable? And do you…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, December 6, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Oommanding Department of the Oumberland : GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD DIVISION, Oamp at Edgefield, December 6, 1862. Major-General ROSECRANS: GENERAL: General Rousseau has just left camp. His division has not all arrived yet. Twenty-eighth Brigade is expected to…
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Nashville, December 6, 1862. Brigadier-General BOYLE, Louisville : Forrest was at Columbia yesterday, preparing for a raid via Clarksville, or in that direction ; has a…
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES, Bowling Green, December 5, 1862. Lieut. Col. J. P. GARESOHE, Assistant Adjutant-General and Ohief of Staff: Reports, from good authority, reached here last night that between…
HEADQUARTERS THIRTY-NINTH BRIGADE, Hartsville, Tenn., December 5, 1862. Brig. Gen. E. DUMONT, Commanding Twelfth Division : Ste: I respectfully report the arrival of two scouts sent out by Colonel Scott,…
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES, Russellville, Ky., December 5, 1862. Colonel GARESCHE, Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff, Nashville : COLONEL: Your dispatch in regard to the occupation of Clarksville by…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Nashville, December 5, 1862. Brig. Gen. J. T. BOYLE, U.S. Volunteers, The general commanding desires you will give no pass to any woman, nor, except…