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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Winchester, Tenn., August 11, 1863. Capt. H. THRALL, Assistant Adjutant-General : Captain: I have the honor to make the following report of the condition of…
NASHVILLE NASHVILLE, August 11, 1863. General GARFIELD: General Baird has not returned ; it is imperatively necessary for the First Division, Reserve Corps, to have a commander ; they need…
MANCHESTER MANCHESTER, August 11, 1863. Brigadier-General GARFIELD: General Wagner reports Payne’s Cove road impracticable. The Altamont road is passable for artillery, but the best and shortest road is the Park…
STEVENSON STEVENSON, August 11, 1863. General GARFIELD: I have been waiting patiently for several days to get the tools ordered by the general to make boats and get out timber…
NASHVILLE NASHVILLE, August 11, 1863. General ROSECRANS : I have just turned over to Col. W. P. Innes the road, with trains in position. Invoices of property will be made…
CORINTH CORINTH, August 11, 1863. Colonel Mgrsy : Have the Ninth Illinois ready to march by noon to-morrow with six days’ rations. By order of Brig. Gen. G, M. Dodge:…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE TENNESSEE, Vicksburg, Miss., August 11, 1863. GENERAL: Please send the companies of the Engineer Regiment of the West, now serving in your command, to this place…
New Berne, N. C. New Berne, N. C., November 13, 1863. Sir: A schooner, believed to be the Alice Webb, with a miscellaneous cargo, was beached on the 4th instant,…
Chambersburg, Pa. Chambersburg, Pa., November 13, 1863. Col. E. D. TownsEnp, Assistant Adjutant-General, Washington, D. C.: Sir: I have the honor to inform you, for the information of the War…
OFFICE OF CAVALRY BUREAU, November 23, 1863. November 23, 1863. Respectfully returned. There are very few if any men belonging to General Custer’s briade in the Dismounted Camp. General Kilpatrick…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, November 14, 1863. November 14, 1863. Respectfully forwarded. The attention of the major-general commanding this army is respectfully called to the within report, which is one of…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, November 11, 1863. November 11, [1863]—11.30 a. m. Respectfully forwarded. It is recommended that a telegraph operator be sent to General Buford. A. PLEASONTON, Major-General, Commanding. CULPEPER,…
CLARKSBURG, W. Va. CLARKSBURG, W. Va., November 10, 1863. (Received 4.15 p. m.) Brig. Gen. G. W. CULLUM, Chief of Staff: The following telegram just received from General Sullivan: HARPER’S…
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH CORPS, November 10, 1863. November 10, 1863. Major-General HUMPHREYS, Chief of Staff : GENERAL: I have the honor to report that the two divisions of this corps took…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD ARMY CORPS, Brandy Station, Va., November 9, 1863. Major-General HUMPHREYS, Chief of Staff, Hdgrs. Army of the Potomac: I have communicated with General Kilpatrick. He has possession of…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD ARMY CORPS, November 9, 1863. November 9, 1863—2 p. m. Major-General HUMPHREYS : I have ordered a division to support Kilpatrick. General Buford has since reported here through…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, November 9, 1863. November 9, 1863—11.30 a. m. Major-General HUMPHREYS, Chief of Staff: GENERAL: An officer from General Kilpatrick has just reported, and states he is picketing…
HEADQUARTERS NEAR BRANDY STATION, November 8, 1863. November 8, 1863—1.17 p. m. Major-General HumpPuHREys, Chief of Staff: The head of my column is occupying Brandy Station. I have ordered up.…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD CORPS, November 8, 1863. November 8, 1863. Major-General HumpHREYs, Chief of Staff: GENERAL: Major-General Birney reports that the enemy has left ue front. Johnson went to Brandy Station…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD CORPS, November 8, 1863. November 8, 1863—7.15 a. m. Brigadier-General Ward, commanding First Division, will flank the batteries attached to his division with a column of infantry on…