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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS LEFT WING, November 19, 1862. November 19, 1862. Ool. P. B. HAWKINS, Commanding Fourteenth Brigade: COLONEL: You will at once move your command, if you deem it safe to…
HEADQUARTERS LEFT WING, Silver Springs, November 19, 1862. Col. J. P. GARESOHE, Chief of Staff: COLONEL: All my command are on the march for Stone’s River. I have sent Colonel…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY OORPS, Bowling Green, November 18, 1862—10 p. m.. Col. JOHN KENNETT, Commanding Cavalry, Gallatin: Dispatch received. Had information some time before of the aftair at Gallatin. It…
DEPARTMENT OF THE OUMBERLAND, Nashville, November 38, 1862. Colonel KENNETT, Oommanding Cavalry Division, Hartsville, Tenn. : COLONEL: Leaving one regiment of cavalry at Hartsville, with directions to report to Major-General…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, November 18, 1862. Maj. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Your dispatch, announcing threatened attack on Hartsville, is just received. Colonel Kennett was to-day ordered to leave…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 17, 1862. Maj. Gen. GORDON GRANGER, Lexington, Ky.: It is represented, on reliable authority, that bands composed of deserters from the rebel army are committing…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 17, 1862. GENERAL: The following dispositions of troops will be madeto protect that portion of Kentucky lying west of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad: Henderson,…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, Tenn., November 17, 1862. There is every reason to believe that the report about Morgan is a perfect humbug, as there are troops in that…
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, November 17, 1862. No. 17. Nashville, Tenn., November 17, 1862. The following regulations are prescribed for foraging parties in this department, and must be strictly observed…
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBURLAND, Gallatin, November 17, 1862. General Crittenden informs me that T. J. Wood occupies Lebanon, Tenn., and that one brigade of his occupies Rural Hill. I am…
HEADQUARTERS, Nashville, November 17, 1862. It appears, from information received here, that Chapin’s regiment has been sent to Mitchellsville by General Granger. Was this by your order? Ifo, all right.…
Washington Washington, November 17, 1862. Major General ROSECRANS, Nashville, Tenn. : Two thousand five hundred cavalry arms were sent to Louisville for your army. All revolving rifles that can be…
Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn., November 16, 1862. Col. J. P. GARESOHE, Chief of Staff: Sir: Lrespectfully submit the following information, from apparently reliable sources : Bragg was at Tullahoma on…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, November 15, 1862. I think it well that you should always retain force enough to close those gaps, and prevent raids into Kentucky. They think…
GALLATIN GALLATIN, November 15, 1862. Colonel GARESCHE, Chief of Staff: I relieved all the troops of Crittenden’s command at this place day before yesterday, with orders to join their corps.…
GALLATIN GALLATIN, November 15, 1862. General ROSECRANS: I have just received your dispatch directing the selection of a site for a field-work, to cover and protect the railroad at this…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION, ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Camp at Stone’s River, November 15, 1862. Masor: Your communication by courier came to hand at 12.15. I have nothing of…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, November 15, 1862. Major-General CRITTENDEN, Silver Springs : The general commanding has directed Colonel Kennett to keep ia communication with you, and to act under…
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, November 15, 1862. November 15, 1862—1 p. m. Col. J. P. GARESCHE, Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff : Sir: From one of your spies I…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, November 15, 1862. Col. W. P. CARLIN, Commanding Illinois Volunteers, Edgefield Junction : Send two good infantry regiments at 3 a. m. to-morrow in the…