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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS, Somerset, Ky., December 17, 1861. (Received December 20, 1861.) Commanding First Division, Dept. of the Ohio, Lebanon, Ky.: GENERAL: Since my last nothing of interest has occurred. Colonel Hoskins’…
HEADQUARTERS ELEVENTH BRIGADE, Columbia, December 17, 1861. Brigadier-General THOMAS, , Commanding First Division, Lebanon, Ky. : GENERAL: General Boyle directs me to say that the pickets from near the Cumberland…
LEBANON LEBANON, December 16, 1861. General BUELL: Latest news from General Schoepf, December 12, just received. Enemy encamped at mouth of Fishing Creek. He thinks they can be captured by…
HEADQUARTERS, Louisville HEADQUARTERS, Louisville, December 15, 1861. (Received, Lebanon, December 15, 1861.) General THOMAS: I want more frequent and accurate information from Somerset. Direct General Schoepf to communicate with you…
HEADQUARTERS, Somerset, Ky. HEADQUARTERS, Somerset, Ky., December 14, 1861. (Received December 18, 1861.) Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding First Division, Lebanon, Ky.: GENERAL: Since my last communication things have…
HEADQUARTERS ELEVENTH BRIGADE, Columbia, Ky., December 13, 1861. (Received December 14, 1861.) Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding First Division, Lebanon, Ky.: GENERAL: The people,even the good Union people, circulate…
HEADQUARTERS, Somerset, Ky., December 12, 1861. (Received December 16, 1861.) Commanding Division, Lebanon: GENERAL: Having obtained much information relative to the face of the adjacent country, its roads, streams, and…
HEADQUARTERS TWELFTH BRIGADE, Near Somerset, Ky., December 12, 1861. (Received December 16, 1861.) Capt. GEORGE E. FLYNT, Assistant Adjutant-General, First Division, Lebanon, Ky.: CAPTAIN: Since my arrival at this place…
Columbia, Ky. Columbia, Ky., December 12, 1861. General WARD, Near Green River Bridge: GENERAL: General Boyle directs me to write that your communication is received, and, should occasion demand, notice…
HDQRS. ELEVENTH BRIGADE, U. S. VOLUNTEERS, Columbia, Ky., December 12, 1861. Brigadier-General THOMAS, Commanding First Division: GENERAL: General Boyle directs me to say your dispatch and order of 11th instant…
HDQRS. ELEVENTH BRIGADE, U. S. VOLUNTEERS, Columbia, Ky., December 12, 1861. General THOMAS, U. $. A., Commanding First Division, Lebanon, Ky.: GENERAL: Ihave kept scouts in the direction of Glasgow…
HEADQUARTERS ELEVENTH BRIGADE, Columbia, December 11, 1861. (Received December 12, 1861.) General THOMAS, U. S. A., Commanding Division, Lebanon, Ky.: SIR: I am fully satisfied General Zollieoffer’s forces do not…
LEBANON LEBANON, December 11, 1861. General D. €. BUELL: General Boyle believes the enemy will advance on Columbia by the Somerset road. They are infantry, artillery, and cavalry. He believes…
HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS, December 11, 1861. (Received Lebanon, December 11, 1861.) General THOMAS: Does General Boyle report the enemy advancing on Columbia? At what place or on what road are they?…
Camp NEVIN Camp NEVIN, December 11, 1861. Capt. OLIVER D. GREENE, Assistant Adjutant-General: Iam all right and safe here. A return would almost be disastrous to my division unless some…
Camp Woop, Bacon Creek Camp Woop, Bacon Creek, December 11, 1861. Capt. J. B. Fry, Assistant Adjutant-General, Chief of Staff: I wish authority to call upon Colonel Turchin’s force, if…
JAMESTOWN, Ky. JAMESTOWN, Ky., December 9, 1861. Col. T. E. BRAMLETTE, Columbia, Ky. : DEAR COLONEL: I have the following facts reliable, viz: Zollicoffer’s forces are all across Cumberland River,…
HDQRS. ELEVENTH BRIGADE, U. S. VOLUNTEERS, December 10, 1861. Columbia, Ky, te December 10, 1861. Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Headquarters, Lebanon, Ky.: SIR: My scouts sent out yesterday at…
SOMERSET, Ky. SOMERSET, Ky., December 9, 1861. Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding Eastern Division, Kentucky : GENERAL: Yours of the 7th is at hand. In a hasty note of…
Louisa, K. Y., VIA MAYSVILLE Louisa, K. Y., VIA MAYSVILLE, December 9, 1861. General BUELL, HERES I have pliable information that the secessionists are 4,000 strong in ‘ Prestonburg, Ky.,…