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17,141 lettersCamp near Fort Donelson, February 16, 1862. SIR: Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms except unconditional…
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 A…
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 Federal…
Bowling Green, Ky., February 8, 1862. Str: No reliable particulars of the loss of Foit Henry have yet reached me. This much, however, is known, that nearly all of the…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION, Fort Foote, February 10, 1802. GENERAL: Following is the report of the operations of the First Division of the advance forces, under my command, from the date…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF CAIRO, Fort Henry, February 6, 1862. CAPTAIN: Inclosed I send you my order for the attack upon Fort and corroborating information here to the effect that the…
February 9, 1862. ` Saint Louis, February 9, 1862. I have this moment received the official report of your capture of Fort Henry, and hasten to congratulate you and your…
Saint Louis, January 30, 1862. SIR: You will immediately prepare to send forward to Fort Henry, on the Tennessee River, all your available forces from Smithland, Paducah, Cairo, Fort Holt,…
Saint Louis, February 11, 1862. GENERAL: Inclosed herewith I have the honor to forward to the Commauder-in-Ohief official copies of the reports of Brig. Gen. U. S. Grant : and…
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 at about 12 o’clock 13…
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 of…
Near Lebanon, Ky., January 31, 1862. COLONEL: I have the honor to report that at 4 p. m. of the 29th I learned of the depredations of a party of…
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, Camp Fogg, Tenn., February 13, 1862. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the engagement of January 19, near Fishing Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky:…
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 intrenchments, on…
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 9…
Beech Grove, Ky., January 18, 1862. Str: I am threatened by a superior force of the enemy in front, and finding it impossible to cross the river, I will have…
HEADQUARTERS TWELFTH, BRIGADE, Somerset, Ky., January 30, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to submit the following report of the action of the First and Second Tennessee and Twelfth Kentucky…
Camp Hamilton, Ky., January 22, 1862. SIR: I have the honor herewith to submit my report of the part taken by the Second Minnesota Regiment in the action of the…
Somerset, Ky., February 3, 1862. field by the Second Minnesota Regiment, the others taken in the intrenchments by officers and men of the different regiments. Colonel Kise reports that his…