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46,149 lettersRUSSELLVILLE RUSSELLVILLE, November 27, 1862. J. P. GARESOHE, Assistant Adjutant-General and Ohief of Staff : _I have reliable scout from Cumberland River. He reports 3,000 guertillas, with six pieces of…
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, November 27, 1862. Major-General ROSECRANS, Nashville, Tenn. : The General-in-Chief authorizes you to order from Cincinnati such a pontoon train as you require. .Canvas boats are not…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 26, 1862. Brig. Gen. J. T. BOYLE, Commanding, &c., Louisville, Ky.: GENERAL: The letter of Col. John W. Foster, commanding at Henderson, Ky., reporting the…
GALLATIN GALLATIN, November 26, 1862. General ROSECRANS : I learn to-day that a portion of Morgan’s cavalry is in Cairo bend of the Cumberland. If so, cannot some cavalry be…
HEADQUARTERS, Gallatin, November 26, 1862. Col. J. P. GARESOHE, Chief of Staff : Have ordered Rousseau to send two of his best regiments in wagons to intercept rebel cavalry, and…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, Tenn., November 26, 1862. Major-General THOMAS, Gallatin: Colonel Bruce telegraphs from Russellville that he has reliable information that 1,200 rebel cavalry crossed the Cumberland near…
_ HEADQUARTERS, Nashville, Tenn., November 26, 1862. Col. W. W. LowE, Commanding Officer, Fort Donelson, Tenn. : Twelve hundred rebel cavalry crossed the Cumberland at Harpeth Shoals yesterday. Be alert.…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, Tenn., November 26, 1862. Col. S. D. BRUCE, Russeliville, Ky. : Look out for the enemy, and endeavor to make them wish they had never…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, November 26, 1862. Colonel BRUCE, . Commanding Officer, Russellville : You can retain the Fourth Kentucky till the rebel cavalry, reported by you, are captured…
Washington Washington, November 26, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Nashville, Tenn. : General Buell had a large pontoon train. What has become of that, and why is another required?…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 25, 1862. Col. J. Dixs, J. R., Oommanding Thirty-ninth Kentucky Volunteers, Oamp Finnell, near Piketon, Pike County, Kentucky : CoLONEL: Your letter of the 17th…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 25, 1862. Brig. Gen. G. W. CULLUM, Ohief of Staff, &c., Hdqrs. of the Army, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: I have the honor to transmit…
HEADQUARTERS, Louisville, November 19, 1862. The letter of explanation of Colonel Dent states the matter fully. I do not believe the grounds of complaint are well founded, except as to…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 24, 1862. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War, Washington, D. O.: Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your two letters…
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, November 24, 1862. No. 22. Nashville, Tenn., November 24, 1862. I. Brig. Gen. D. S. Stanley having reported for duty, in accordance with the orders of…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, Tenn., November 24, 1862. Maj. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding, Gallatin : Arrange everything now as soon as practicable to come down. Dumont’s division will…
Mill Creek, Tenn. Mill Creek, Tenn., November 24, 1862. Magor: I have the honor to report the following as the results of my observations and the intelligence I have been…
NASHVILLE NASHVILLE, November 23, 1862. Hon. E. M. STANTON: Major Larned informs me that he needs $1,000,000 to complete payment to this corps to August 31. Many have been led…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, November 23, 1862. Major-General WRIGHT, Oincinnati : It will deprive me of the use of those regiments to let you use them. They will be…
Cincinnati Cincinnati, November 23, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Nashville, Tenn. : ‘I shall be very glad to exchange the entire brigade at Munfordville for an equal number of…