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17,141 lettersCincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 21, 1862. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Ohief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 21, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. 8S. ROSECRANS, Nashville, Tenn. : I have directed that the order of Colonel Bruce, in regard to the hotel at…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST CAVALRY BRIGADE, November 21, 1862. November 21, 1862, Col. Jonn KENNETT, Commanding Division: COLONEL: I have the honor to report that, in accordance with your order, I marched…
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Nashville, November 21, 1862. Fourth Ohio Cav., Comdg. Cav. Div., Army of the Cumberland : COLONEL: The general commanding directs you to order out Colonel McCook,…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, November 21, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Look out for news toward the east. There may be some attempt to cross rebel troops over the Tennessee River.…
HEADQUARTERS, Cincinnati, November 20, 1862. I have ordered General Boyle to send three of the four regiments now along the line of railroad to Bowling Green, with a battery, which…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY OORPS, Nashville, November 20, 1862—2 p. m.. Major-General WRIGHT, Oincinnati : I will give you Brigadier-General Rousseau for Louisville, if you will send Boyle to Bowling Green.…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, November 20, 1862. General R. S. GRANGER, Bowling Green, Ky. : The general commanding directs you to prepare a regiment to move down to Mitchellsville…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE OGIO, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 19, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Nashville, Tenn. : Bruce has been ordered. I hope rebels will fight in Tennessee, but…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 19, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Nashville, Tenn. : Please inform me what troops you want that are now in Kentucky. I must know,…
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, November 19, 1862. No. 20. Nashville, Tenn., November 19, 1862. It having come to the notice of the general commanding that arrests of citizens are carelessly…
HEADQUARTERS LEFT WING HEADQUARTERS LEFT WING, November 19, 1862. Colonel KENNETT, Commanding Cavalry Division: COLONEL: I have sent Colonel Minty with his regiment to Rural Hill, instructing him to leave…
HEADQUARTERS LEFT WING, November 19, 1862. November 19, 1862. Ool. P. B. HAWKINS, Commanding Fourteenth Brigade: COLONEL: You will at once move your command, if you deem it safe to…
HEADQUARTERS LEFT WING, Silver Springs, November 19, 1862. Col. J. P. GARESOHE, Chief of Staff: COLONEL: All my command are on the march for Stone’s River. I have sent Colonel…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY OORPS, Bowling Green, November 18, 1862—10 p. m.. Col. JOHN KENNETT, Commanding Cavalry, Gallatin: Dispatch received. Had information some time before of the aftair at Gallatin. It…
DEPARTMENT OF THE OUMBERLAND, Nashville, November 38, 1862. Colonel KENNETT, Oommanding Cavalry Division, Hartsville, Tenn. : COLONEL: Leaving one regiment of cavalry at Hartsville, with directions to report to Major-General…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, November 18, 1862. Maj. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Your dispatch, announcing threatened attack on Hartsville, is just received. Colonel Kennett was to-day ordered to leave…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 17, 1862. Maj. Gen. GORDON GRANGER, Lexington, Ky.: It is represented, on reliable authority, that bands composed of deserters from the rebel army are committing…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 17, 1862. GENERAL: The following dispositions of troops will be madeto protect that portion of Kentucky lying west of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad: Henderson,…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, Tenn., November 17, 1862. There is every reason to believe that the report about Morgan is a perfect humbug, as there are troops in that…