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46,149 lettersCincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 22, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Nashville, Tenn. : According to Granger’s last return, he had, all told, about 15,000 men to resist Kirby…
LOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE, November 22, 1863. General ROSECRANS: Major , of the Paymaster’s Department, just arrived, reports Morgan, with 4,000 men, near Hartsville and west of that place, sending out small…
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Nashville, November 22, 1862. Major-General THoMAs, Commanding. Center : GENERAL: The commanding general desires the following movement of troops to be made, under your direction, immediately:…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, November 22, 1862. Maj. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Gallatin, Commanding Center : y What news from the brigade at Tompkinsville; will the movements just ordered…
MEDICAL DIRECTOR’S OFFICE, November 17, 1862. – Louisville, Ky., November 17, 1862. Commanding, déc., Louisville : GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of a…
Washington Washington, November 7, 1862. General WRIGHT: The attention of the War Department has been called to the complaint that the Asylum for the Blind, at Louisville, has been taken…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 22, 1862. Brig. Gen. G. W. CULLUM, Chief of Staff, Hdgrs. of the Army, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the…
OFFICE OF COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS, Washington, D. O., October 25, 1862. Maj. Gen. HoRATIO G. WRIGHT, Commanding Department of the Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio: GENERAL: Will you please direct that Richard…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 21, 1862. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Ohief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 21, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. 8S. ROSECRANS, Nashville, Tenn. : I have directed that the order of Colonel Bruce, in regard to the hotel at…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST CAVALRY BRIGADE, November 21, 1862. November 21, 1862, Col. Jonn KENNETT, Commanding Division: COLONEL: I have the honor to report that, in accordance with your order, I marched…
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Nashville, November 21, 1862. Fourth Ohio Cav., Comdg. Cav. Div., Army of the Cumberland : COLONEL: The general commanding directs you to order out Colonel McCook,…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, November 21, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Look out for news toward the east. There may be some attempt to cross rebel troops over the Tennessee River.…
HEADQUARTERS, Cincinnati, November 20, 1862. I have ordered General Boyle to send three of the four regiments now along the line of railroad to Bowling Green, with a battery, which…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY OORPS, Nashville, November 20, 1862—2 p. m.. Major-General WRIGHT, Oincinnati : I will give you Brigadier-General Rousseau for Louisville, if you will send Boyle to Bowling Green.…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, November 20, 1862. General R. S. GRANGER, Bowling Green, Ky. : The general commanding directs you to prepare a regiment to move down to Mitchellsville…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE OGIO, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 19, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Nashville, Tenn. : Bruce has been ordered. I hope rebels will fight in Tennessee, but…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 19, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Nashville, Tenn. : Please inform me what troops you want that are now in Kentucky. I must know,…
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, November 19, 1862. No. 20. Nashville, Tenn., November 19, 1862. It having come to the notice of the general commanding that arrests of citizens are carelessly…
HEADQUARTERS LEFT WING HEADQUARTERS LEFT WING, November 19, 1862. Colonel KENNETT, Commanding Cavalry Division: COLONEL: I have sent Colonel Minty with his regiment to Rural Hill, instructing him to leave…