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17,141 lettersDEPARTMENT OF THE OUMBERLAND, Bowling Green, Ky., November 7, 1862—9 p. m.. Major-General CRITTENDEN, Commanding Second Army Corps, Gallatin : The general commanding directs that you cross over the river…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND CAVALRY BRIGADE, Fountain Head, November 7, 1862—11 a. m.. General CRITTENDEN, Oommanding Second Army Corps, Army of the Ohio: GENERAL: This moment received reports from reconnoitering party toward…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, November 7, 1862. November 7, 1862—6 p. m. Col. L. ZAHM, Commanding Second Cavalry Brigade : COLONEL : Since closing my former note of to-day, I…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, November 7, 1862. November 7, 1862—6 p. m, COLONEL : Your communication through Glasgow, irclosing one from Colonel Stevens, at Mitchellsville, is received. About the same…
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, November 7, 1862. November 7, 1862—9 a. m. Maj. Gen. THomAS L. CRITTENDEN, Commanding Second Army Oorps: GENERAL: Your three communications of yesterday are received. The…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY OCURPS, Bowling Green, November 6, 1862. Major General WRIGHT, Cincinnati: Kirby Smith, with 20,000, guards East Tennessee. McCown is at Cumberland Gap. Two brigades at Big Creek…
CINCINNATI CINCINNATI, November 6, 1862. General Gilbert, with a brigade of infantry at Lebanon, will be ordered at once. Did you get my telegram of this morning from Lexington, Ky?…
HEADQUARTERS, Lexington, Ky., November 6, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Bowling Green : General Halleck directs that all troops in Kentucky that can be spared be sent down the…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Bowling Green, November 6, 1862. Major-General WRIGHT, Cincinnati : The southwestern part of this State has been a disturbed district all summer. It is a granary…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY OORPS, Bowling Green, November 6, 1862—8 p. m.. General McCook, Edgefield Junction, via Mitchellsville and courier line : We have nothing from Colonel Kennett as to where…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Bowling Green, November 6, 1862. Major-General McCook, Carter’s, 5 miles beyond Mitchellsville, with Sheridan’s Div., via Mitchelisville and courier line: Communication received. Move on to Nashville.…
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, November 6, 1862. November 6, 1862—12 midnight. Major-General CRITTENDEN : I send you copy of dispatch just received from Mitchellsville. We have sent forward cavalry to…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Bowling Green, November 6, 1862—11 p. m.. Col. A. A. STEVENS Commanding Post, Mitchellsville : Find out immediately if you have communication with Colonel Zahm of…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST CORPS, November 5, 1862. November 5, 1862. Lieutenant-Colonel DucAT, Acting Chief of Staff: The following dispositions are made to-day: Sill and Sheridan to Edgefield Junction; Woodruff to Tyree…
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Bowling Green, November 6, 1862—11 p. m.. Major-General CRITTENDEN, Commanding Second Army Oorps: . GENERAL: I send you copies of dispatches from General McCook, and commander…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, November 6, 1862. “Bowling Green, Ky., November 6, 1862—11.30 p. m. Major-General HALLECK, General-in-Chief: Reports, deemed nearly authentic, show Kirby Smith in East Tennessee; McCown at…
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, November 5, 1862. No. 8. Bowling Green, Ky., November 5, 1862. I. Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas is assigned to the command of the center of…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH DIVISION, Glasgow, Ky., November 5, 1862. Lieut. Col. ARTHUR C. DUOAT, [Acting] Chief of Staff: Sir: A cavalry detachment, which I sent out to capture some rebel soldiers…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Bowling Green, November 5, 1862. Major-General McCook, Via Mitchellsville and courier line : Dispatch received. It is desirable that you communicate with General Crittenden, and move…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJT. GEN.’S OFFICE, November 4, 1862. No. 328. } Washington, November 4, 1862. * * * * * * * the Cumberland, and…