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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Decherd, Tenn., August 17, 1863. COMMANDING OFFICER, Cowan: You are directed by the general commanding to send two commn of your regiment to this place for…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Decherd, Tenn., August 17, 1863. F. 8. Bonn, Aide-de-Camp: I shall leave here to-morrow morning early. Guard to protect Government property here has been detailed. Very…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Winchester, August 17, 1863. Major-General Tuomas, Commanding Fourteenth Army Corps: GENERAL: A detachment of pioneers, who have been on duty at Decherd, were left behind…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Winchester, August 17, 1863. Lieutenant BURROUGHS: The general commanding directs that you make the necessary arrangements for having the pontoons brought down on Wednesday. Telegraph…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Winchester, August 17, 1868. Commanding Officer Tenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry : Sir: The general commanding directs me to inform you that the detachment of the…
CORINTH CORINTH, August 17, 1863. General HURLBUT: One of General Dodge’s scouts just returned reports no change since his last report, except that Walker’s division of Johnston’s army has been…
Brownsborough, Ala. Brownsborough, Ala., August 16, 1863. Capt. JOHN PRATT, Assistant Adjutant-General, First Cavalry Division: Captain: The location of my present camp is a very unhealthy one indeed, and already…
McMinnville McMinnville, August 16, 1863. Lieut. Col. LYNE STARLING, Assistant Adjutant-General, Twenty-first Army Corps: There is a regiment of rebel cavalry at Sparta. Beyond that point I know of no…
BRIDGEPORT BRIDGEPORT, August 16, 1863. {Capt. GEoRGE LEE, Assistant Adjutant-General :] With a glass last night we were all of the opinion that the rebels had a strong working party…
Winchester Winchester, August 16, 1863. Col. H. C. Hue, Commanding Third Brigade: COLONEL : I have the honor to state that instructions have been received from corps headquarters ordering an…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Winchester, Tenn., August 16, 1863. GENERAL: I have the honor to call your attention to the following extract from the letter of advice accompanying the…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Decherd, August 16, 1863. Major-General REYNOLDS, Commanding Fourth Division : GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose you a copy of orders for the movement of…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Decherd, August 16, 1863. Brigadier-General BRANNAN, Commanding Third Division: You are directed by the general commanding to report with your command to Major-General Reynolds, commanding Fourth…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Decherd, August 16, 1863. Major-General NEGLEY, Commanding Second Division: You are directed by the general commanding to move your division and take a position near and…
McMINNVILLE McMINNVILLE, August 8, 1863. General Bragg reached Chattanooga on his retreat from Tullahoma with about 28,000 or 30,000 men. The army has been distributed. A portion of cavalry at…
ANDERSON ANDERSON, August 16, 1863. Lieut. Col. GEORGE E. FLYNT, Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff: . Dispatch received. Detail made for hospital work. Road is being repaired. JOHN C.…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Winchester, Tenn., August 16, 1863. Major-General THomas, Decherd: The general commanding wishes me to say that you will have the guarding of the railroad from…
Fort Donelson, Tenn. Fort Donelson, Tenn., August 15, 1863. Col. S. D. Brucsg, ; The scout I sent out yesterday have orders to scour the country south, and I presume…
f CINCINNATI f CINCINNATI, August 15, 1863. Lieut. D. 8. TomMpxKINs, Cairo, Ill. : General Burnside wants all the troops forwarded to Cincinnati, Potter’s division included. JNO. H. COALE, Lieutenant-Colonel…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH INDIANA CAVALRY, August 15, 1863. August 15, 1863. [Col. E. M. McCook :] CoLoNEL : I write you for instructions concerning some Confederate soldiers that have sent me…