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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS DISTRICT WEST TENNESSEE, Fort Donelson, February 22, 1862. GENERAL: The preparations made by the enemy for the eue of this position were very extensive. A complete and accurate survey…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY IN THE FIELD, Camp near Fort Donelson, February 16, 1862. SIR: Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Donelson, February 16, 1862. Major Cosby will take or send by an officer to the nearest picket of the enemy the accompanying communication to General Grant, and reMM…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Donelson, February 16, 1869. SIR: In consideration of all the circumstances governing the present situation of affairs at this station I propose to the commanding officers of the…
HUNTSVILLE HUNTSVILLE, February 8, 1862. General JOHNSTON: The Federal gunboats have landed at Florence, 5 miles from Tuscumbia and 48 miles west of Decatur; are marching on Tuscumbia; how many…
ForT DONELSON, TENN. ForT DONELSON, TENN., February 7, 1862. General Pork: Fort Henry has fallen. General Tilghman, Major Gilmer, and about 80 officers and men were surrendered with the fort.…
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT, Bowling Green, Ky., February 8, 1862. Sir: No reliable particulars of the loss of Foit Henry have yet reached me. This much, however, is known, that nearly…
SAINT Louis SAINT Louis, January 30, 1862. Brig. Gen. U. S. GRANT, Cairo, IW.: Make your preparations to take and hold Fort Henry. I will send you written instructions by…
CAIRO CAIRO, January 28, 1862. Maj. Gen. Henry W. HALLECK, Saint Louis, Mo. : Commanding General Grant and myself are of opinion that Fort Henry, on the Tennessee River, ean…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST TENNESSEE CAVALRY REGIMENT, Camp Schooler, Morgan County, Tenn., February 3, 1862. SIR: Ihave the honor to report that a portion of our regiment engaged the enemy on yesterday…
HEADQUARTERS, Knoxville, Tenn., February 5, 1862. Sir: I send herewith an extract from a report of Lieutenant-Colonel ‘- White, First Regiment Tennessee Cavalry, from which it appears that a part…
HDQRS. SECOND BRIGADE, — DIVISION, C. S. ARMY, Gainesborough, Tenn., September 1, 1862. GENERAL: I embrace the first leisure moment, after receiving reports from the different commanding officers of this…
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, Gainesborough, Tenn., January 29, 1862. SIR: I would most respectfully state that on the morning of the 19th of this month, at 12 o’clock, I moved from our…
HEADQUARTERS, Monticello, Ky., January 20, 1862. SIR: On the night of the 18th (at 12 midnight) I moved my Prod from Beech Grove and attacked the enemy (in position about…
HEADQUARTERS, Beech Grove, Ky., January 18, 1862. Sir: I am threatened by a superior force of the enemy in front, and finding it impossible to cross the river, I will…
Somerset, Ky. Somerset, Ky., February 3, 1862. Brig. Gen. D. C. BUELL, Commanding Department of the Ohio, . Louisville, Ky. : GENERAL: I have the honor to forward to you…
CIRCULAR. HEADQUARTERS BEECH GROVE, K. Y., January 18, 1862. January 18, 1862, The following will be the order of march: General Zollicoffer: Fifteenth Mississippi in advance, LieutenantColonel Walthall; battery of…
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES, Paducah, Ky., January 28, 1862. SIR: I transmit herewith an itinerary of the recent march of this . command, which ought to have accompanied my report…
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES, Paducah, Ky., January 27, 1862. SIR: On the 25th instant I briefly reported my return on that day. The distance from Callaway to Aurora is by…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF CAIRO, Cairo, Ill., January 24, 1862. Sig: Being in temporary command of this district, it becomes my duty to submit the following report of the expedition which…