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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, December 5, 1862. December 5, 1862. Respectfully forwarded. sal Considering the perils attending such an expedition, the boldness of its inception was no less creditable to the…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 3, 1862. December 3, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to report that, in obedience to your instructions, I this day proceeded to the…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALEY BRIGADE, December 4, 1862. December 4, 1862. GENERAL: Your dispatch of this date received. In answer, I beg to inform you that I sent the Eighth New York…
HEADQUARTERS OAVALRY BRIGADE, December 3, 1862. December 3, 1862. GENERAL: Another detachment of some 15 men have returned from the squadron at Leeds, with Lieutenant Baker in charge. This party…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY BRIGADE, December 2, 1862. December 2, 1862. COLONEL : Colonel Gregg, at King George Court-House, reports that a squadron of his regiment, detached and doing duty at Leeds’…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY BRIGADE, Chantilly, December 1, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor of transmitting the following report of the reconnaissance in which my brigade took part: ‘The first day my…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, November 29, 1862. November 29, 1862. Respectfully forwarded. General Hampton and his gallant command deserve the highest praise for this handsome affair, and are warmly commended to…
HEADQUARTERS CENTER GRAND DIVISION, Camp near Potomac Creek, Va., November 30, 1862. COLONEL: I have the honor to inclose herewith, for the information of the major-general commanding the Army of…
HEADQUARTERS JONES’ BRIGADE, Bartonsville, Va., December 7, 1862. GENERAL: Please find inclosed the report of Maj. E. V. White relative to an expedition into Maryland by one of his companies.…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, Sharpsburg, Md., November 25, 1862. Having been informed by Adjutant-General Scott that you desired, it possible, that the band of guerrillas, under the command of the notorious…
HEADQUARTERS TENTH NEW YORK CAVALRY, Rappahannock, November 16, 1862—7 p. m.. GENERAL: Sergeant Reynolds, of Captain Peck’s company (H), last sent to Morrisville, to report to Major Harhaus for picket…
NASHVILLE NASHVILLE, December 8, 1862. Maj. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding Center, Army of the Cumberland : Any more news of Hartsville affair or of the enemy? Could one of…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, December 8, 1862. ‘ Nashville, December 8, 1862. Major-General THOMAS: General commanding desires you give orders to all post commanders to throw up small intrenchmeuts, and…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, December 8, 1862. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEOK, General-in-Ohief, Washington, D. O.: I have no cavalry to spare. There is a Tennessee regiment for General Rosecrans…
Cincinnati Cincinnati, December 7, 1862. COLONEL: Your letter of the 25th instant [ultimo], which was received during my absence, came duly to hand. : As your force is strong enough…
HEADQUARTERS, Bowling Green, Ky., December 7, 1862. COMMANDING OFFICER, Gallatin, Tenn. : Sir: Reliable information has just reached these headquarters that the enemy’s cavalry, 250 strong, were within 10 miles…
BOWLING GREEN BOWLING GREEN, December 7, 1862. General ROSECRANS: I have received reliable information that 250 rebel cavalry are in Barren County, over the river, 12 miles from Scottsville. The…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, December 7, 1862. Col. W. W. LOWE, ‘ Commanding Fort Donelson : Look out for Forrest. He was at Columbia yesterday, and means mischief. By…
GALLATIN GALLATIN, December 7, 1862. General ROSECRANS: If I knew the locality of the enemy, I could use Fry’s entire division, about 8,000, I believe, and leave General Dumont to…
NASHVILLE NASHVILLE, December 7, 1862. General THOMAS: We have news that Polk left Murfreesborough, by the Lebanon road, on Friday last. Forrest left Columbia yesterday. We must take care of…