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46,149 lettersLouisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky., December 28, 1861. Colonel GARFIELD, Commanding Eighteenth Brigade, Louisa, Ky.: The following dispatch was sent this day to Lieut. M. L. Benham, Forty-second Regiment Ohio Volunteers,…
December 17, 1861. Louisville, AY December 17, 1861. Colonel GARFIELD, Forty-second Ohio Regiment, Commanding Brigade: SIR: The brigade organized under your command is intended to operate against the rebel force…
Louisville, January 14, 1862. Colonel Garfield, ecmmanding Eighteenth Brigade, reports that on the 7th instant he attacked and drove the enemy from his intienchments at Paintsville, killing 3 and wounding…
Cave City, Ky., December 19, 1861. SIR: At 8 a. m. on the 17th instant I moved towards Woodsonville, for the purpose of breaking up the railroad from the vicinity…
Camp Wood, Ky., December 18, 1861. Respectfully forwarded. By direction of the general commanding the division I threw two regiments across the river to the assistance of the Thirty-second, though…
December 27, 1861. No. 23. Louisville, Ky., December 27, 1861. The general commanding takes pleasure in bringing to notice the gallant conduct of a portion of Colonel Willich’s regiment, Thirty-second…
Louisville, February 8, 1862. SIR: I have the honor to inclose herewith the official report of a skirmish at Rowlettâs Station, south of Green River, Kentucky, on the 17th of…
North of the River opposite Mill Springs, December 14, 1861. SIR: On the 2d instant I informed you that I had, from the south bank of the river, shelled the…
BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS, Mill Springs, Ky., December 9, 1861. SIR: Having been disappointed in having ferry-boats captured by the force sent on in advance with that object, I have had to…
BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS, Mill Springs, Ky., December 2, 1861. SIR: Yesterday, with a small detachment of infantry and cavalry, I proceeded to reconnoiter from the left bank a camp of the…
Somerset, December 8, 1861. GENERAL: We met the enemyâs scouts this evening about 3 miles to the west of the village; the collision took place between the Thirty-fifth Ohio and…
Fort Holt, Ky., Sunday, December 1, 1861. At 3.15. p. m. Lieutenant Mathie, commanding Company F, Sereni Illinois, otio of the day, reported to these headquarters the approach Cuar. XVII.)…
Hopkinsville, Ky., December 5, 1861. Leaving Hopkinsville November 24 with 300 men and their officers, : under orders from brigade headquarters, we went to Greenville, where we found some arms…
Charleston, S. C., December 13, 1861. General D. S. DONELSON, Commanding Third Brigade Tenn. Vols., Charleston, S. C. : GENERAL: The general commanding directs that you should proceed with your…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ! HEADQUARTERS, December 10, 1861. No. 17. Coosawhatchie, S. O., December 10, 1861. Freie coast of South Carolina will be divided into five military stricta : The First,…
Coosawhatchie, December 9, 1861. Colonel [R. G. M.] DUNOVANT, Oommanding, do. : COLONEL: A dispatch has just been received from Colonel Jones, stating that the enemy was landing at Cunningham…
Coosawhatchie, December 9, 1861. Col. R. G. M. DuNOVANT, Commanding, do. : COLONEL: The Thirteenth Regiment South Carolina Volunteers, Col. O. E. Edwards, has been ordered to take the road…
Richmond, December 8, 1861. SIR: Your letter of 3d instant was received on the 7th. Since its reception I have telegraphed, announcing that measures had been taken to re-enforce you…
December 7, 1861. No. 4 } Coosawhatchie, S. O., December 7, 1861. I. The recent inspection by the medical director of the department discloses the existence of much sickness among…
Ooosawhatchie, December 7, 1861. General R. S. RIPLEY, Commanding, &oc., Charleston: GENERAL: I have read with attention your letter of the 5th instant. I regret to learn that the Marion…