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H.c»douthat to Charles S. Stringfellow, May 21, 1864
HEADQUARTERS BOTETOURT ARTILLERY, Narrows, May 21, 1864. Masor: In reply to your communication of the 18th instant, directing me to submit at once a report of the part taken by…
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Samuel Cooper to George Crook, May 25, 1864
HEADQUARTERS, Christiansburg, Va., May 25, 1864. I have the honor to submit the following report of the battle of Bue farm on the 9th instant and the operations subsequent On…
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Jno. McCausland to Samuel Cooper, May 9, 1864
HEADQUARTERS, May 9, 1864. / New River Bridge, May 9, 1864. The forces under General Jenkins engaged the enemy near Dublin to-day. We were defeated. General Jenkins was severely wounded…
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Major-General Granger to S. D. Bruce, August 24, 1863
NASHVILLE, TENN. NASHVILLE, TENN., August 24, 1863. Col. S. D. Bruce, Clarksville : Send one regiment by the way of Charlotte to Columbia, to report to Col. Dan. McCook. All…
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Major-General Granger to A. A. Smith, August 24, 1863
NASHVILLE, TENN. NASHVILLE, TENN., August 24, 1863. Fort Donelson : Send one regiment by way of Waverly and Pine Wood to Columbia to report to Col. Dan. McCook. All the…
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Brig. G.n. J. A. Garfield to Otis, August 23, 1863
Sale Creek Camp Ground Sale Creek Camp Ground, August 23, 1863. Captain OTIS, Asst, Adjt. Gen., Third Div., Twenty-first Army Corps: Sir: I moved from Morgan’s and Smith’s Cross-Roads at…
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Horatio P. Van Cleve to Lynz Starling, August 24, 1863
Pikeville Pikeville, August 24, 1863. Lieut. Col. LyNz STARLING, Chief of Staff, Twenty-first Army Corps: CoLONEL : I inclose communication from Colonel Minty received this morning. You will find him…
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Te a to J. R. Muhleman, August 24, 1863
HEADQUARTERS, ETC., Poe’s, August 24, 1863—9 a. m.. Capt. J. R. MUHLEMAN, Assistant Adjutant-General : Colonel Funkhouser found Colonel Minty at Sale Creek yesterday. The rebels that he reported as…
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Ith.wwood to Major-General CRITTENDEN, August 24, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, August 24, 1863. Major-General CRITTENDEN, Dunlap, Tenn. : The general commanding directs me to say that Colonel Minty’s command is under your direct orders. That…
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Thomas L. Crittenden to Major-General CRITTENDEN, August 24, 1863
HEADQUARTERS. DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, August 24, 1863. August 24, 1863. Major-General CRITTENDEN, Dunlap, Tenn. : The general commanding directs that you open communication with Major-General Reynolds. J. P. DROUILLARD,…
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Gs Pthruston to Philip H. Sheridan, August 24, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH ARMY CORPS, Near Stevenson, August 24, 1863. Maj. Gen. P. H. SHERIDAN, Commanding Third Division: GENERAL: General McCook wishes you to instruct General Lytle to guard and examine…
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J. T. Wilder to Merrill, August 24, 1863
r JASPER r JASPER, August 24, 1863. Captain MERRILL, Chief Signal Officer : General Wood, of Crittenden’s corps, is at Therman, 21 miles from here by good roads. Don’t know…
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George H. Thomas to James A. Garfield, August 24, 1863
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Camp, Bolivar Springs, August 24, 1863. Brig. Gen. J. A. GARFIELD, Chief of Staff: I have the honor to report that all orders in_relation to cutting…
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Glo Ee Erly N. T to Reynolds, August 24, 1863
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Bolwar, Ala., August 24, 1863. General REYNOLDS: The commanding general directs that you make details from the Third Division to cut down the banks and improve…
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Company C to Simmons, August 24, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, August 24, 1863. August 24, 1863. Colonel SIMMONS, Commissary of Subsistence, Nashville : The general commanding directs me to say that you reported to him…
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Chas. H. Fox to Hoven, August 24, 1863
Union City Union City, August 24, 1863. Captain Hoven, Assistant Adjutant-General : I have the honor to report that on the evening of the 23d instant I received satisfactory information…
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Benjamin H. Grierson to Lieutenant-Colonel RAWLINS, August 24, 1863
SHERMAN’S HEADQUARTERS, August 24, 1863. August 24, 1863. Lieutenant-Colonel RAWLINS: When General Steele left this command he took with him two companies of cavalry, attached to the First Division. No…
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Stephen A. Hurlbut to Henry Binmore, September 9, 1863
HEADQUARTERS SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Memphis, Tenn., September 9, 1863. Respectfully referred to Brig. Gen. J. D. Webster, superintendent of military railroads, Department of the Tennessee. By order of Major-General Hurlbut…
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Ulysses S. Grant to John A. Rawlins, September 2, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE TENNESSEE, Vicksburg, Miss., September 2, 1863. Respectfully referred to Major-General Hurlbut, who will please answer General Rosecrans if there are any locomotives in his command that…
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Saml. Wright to James B. Parke, August 23, 1863
HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS, Lexington, Ky., August 23, 1863. CoLONEL : The general commanding corps requests that you will please inform these headquarters of the whereabouts of the different regiments…