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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 23, 1863. Maj. Gen. GEorGE H. THomas, Commanding Fourteenth Army Corps: GENERAL: The general commanding sends herewith a report just received from Colonel…
Washington Washington, August 23, 1863. General W. S. RosEcRANS, Stevenson, Ala. : Telegram received. Four thousand sets of horse equipments will be forwarded to the ordnance depot Nashville, as fast…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 23, 1863—11 p. m.. (Received 7 p. m., 24th.) Major-General HALLECK, Washington, D. C.: Corps remain same. Crittenden’s advance occupies Poe’s Tavern and…
Union City, Tenn. Union City, Tenn., August 23, 1863. Capt. Joun Houau, Assistant Adjutant-General : CapTaIn Having assumed command (by seniority), upon the departure of Col. George E. Waring, Fourth…
Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn., August 23, 1863. JAMES O. PIERCE, Assistant Adjutant-General, District of Memphis : Magsor: I send a soldier by the name of Conners, Company A, Ninth Illinois…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF MEMPHIS, August 23, 1863. August 23, 1863. Lieut. Col. HENRY BINMORE, Assistant Adjutant-General: Sir: I have just received copies of General Grierson’s Orders, No. 5, assigning the…
South Bank Cumberland South Bank Cumberland, August 22, 1863. General BURNSIDE : Arrived here about 3 o’clock. Never saw such bad roads. The division stopped on north side. It made…
SoMERSET, Ky. SoMERSET, Ky., August 22, 1863. General BURNSIDE: The rear of the last brigade is just passing. It is 9 miles to the ford. My headquarters train and staff…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, August 22, 1863. . Stevenson, Ala., August 22, 1863. Major-General BURNSIDE, Crab Orchard, Ky.: _ Yours of 21st received. Thank you. Look on map for…
HEADQUARTERS, Stevenson, August 22, 1863. Colonel McCook, Commanding: O. K. The general commanding says he did not think there could be such a force in that direction. Mount VERNON, Ky.,…
LARKINSVILLE LARKINSVILLE, August 22, 1863. Maj. W. H. SINCLAIR, Assistant Adjutant-General : The party sent out to find General Johnson returned on the 20th, reporting General Johnson on road 10…
HEADQUARTERS CHIEF OF CAVALRY, Stevenson, August 22, 1863. Col. C. GODDARD, Assistant Adjutant-General: CoLONEL: Inclosed please find report of the result of the expedition to find the head of General…
Pikeville, Tenn. Pikeville, Tenn., August 22, 1863. Lieut. Col. LYNE STARLING, Chief of Staff, Twenty-first Army Corps: COLONEL: I send to Colonel Minty this morning five days’ rations for his…
Morganton, Tenn. Morganton, Tenn., August 21, 1863. Captain OTIis, Sir: I arrived at this place at 9 this a. m., and immediately sent scouts to Blythe’s Ferry and Washington. The…
Foot of Mountain, Anderson Road Foot of Mountain, Anderson Road, August 22, 1863. Major-General PALMER, General HAZEN, or Colonel FUNKHOUSER, Ninety-eighth Illinois : I am directed by Colonel Wilder to…
Dunlap, Tenn. Dunlap, Tenn., August 22, 1863. [Capt. P. P. OLDERSHAW, Assistant Adjutant-General, Twenty-first Army Corps :] Captain: have the honor to report in continuation of my report of the…
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FIRST ARMY CORPS, Dunlap, August 22, 1863. Brigadier-General Woop, Therman: Your dispatch, &c., received. The general commanding directs me to state that on the first intimation that you need…
Opposite Chattanooga Opposite Chattanooga, August 22, 1863. (Via Tracy City, 5 a. m., 23d.) General J. A. GARFIELD, Chief of Staff: * * * * I believe that the rebels…
THERMAN THERMAN, August 21, 1863. General GARFIELD : Sir: I have no news of importance ; have a fair view of Chattanooga, the valley of the river, and a camp…
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FIRST ARMY CORPS, Dunlap, August 22, 1863—6 p. m.. (Via Tracy City, 5 a. m., 23d.) Brigadier-General GARFIELD, Chief of Staff: I dispatched you this morning at length. I…