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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS CHIEF OF CAVALRY, Stevenson, August 23, 1863. Col. C. GopDARD, Assistant Adjutant-General : The general commanding directs me to say to you that he ordered the battalion stationed at…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 23, 1863. Maj. Gen. D. S. STANLEY, Chief of Cavalry: GENERAL: A dispatch from Captain Johnson, assistant quartermaster, at Decherd, says that rebels…
STEVENSON STEVENSON, August 23, 1863. Maj. Gen. GORDON GRANGER, Nashville : I have directed the commanding officer at McMinnville to guard the railroad to Manchester. You must guard it from…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 23, 1863. Major-General CRITTENDEN, Dunlap: Your dispatches received. All you have done approved of. There are 20,000 rations at Tracy City, and more…
Pikeville Pikeville, August 23, 1863. Lieut. Col. LYNE STARLING, Dunlap : Your dispatch by signal received. Colonel Minty fell back toward Poe’s on his own responsibility, not by my order,…
Dunlap Dunlap, August 23, 1863. General VAN CLEVE, Pikeville : Minty’s dispatch received. If he has fallen back in direction of Poe’s Tavern on your orders or without orders, he…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Bolivar, August 23, 1863. Maj. F. 8. Bonp, Aide-de-Camp: What pioneers do you have reference to in constructing the bridges and flat-boats at Jasper ? Very…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, August 23, 1863. August 23, 1863—8.15 p.m. (Received 8.25 p. m.) General THomas, Commanding Fourteenth Army Corps: The general commanding directs that you send a…
Camp, Bolivar Springs Camp, Bolivar Springs, August 23, 1863. General REYNOLDS, Commanding Fourth Division : You are directed by the general commanding to supply Wilder’s battery with such ammunition as…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Camp, Bolivar Springs, August 23, 1863. Major-General REYNOLDs, Commanding Fourth Division: Telegram in regard to cavalry received. The general suggests that you use the two companies…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Camp, Boiivar Springs, August 23, 1863. Major-General REYNOLDs, Jasper: Colonel Wilder’s report was received to-day. A communication was sent directing you to supply Wilder a ammunition,…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Camp, Bolivar Springs, August 24, 1863. Lieutenant BURTON, Signal Officer, Bridgeport: Respectfully forwarded, with the request that General Reynolds’ application may be granted. GEO. H. THOMAS,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 23, 1863. Maj. Gen. GEorGE H. THomas, Commanding Fourteenth Army Corps: GENERAL: The general commanding sends herewith a report just received from Colonel…
Washington Washington, August 23, 1863. General W. S. RosEcRANS, Stevenson, Ala. : Telegram received. Four thousand sets of horse equipments will be forwarded to the ordnance depot Nashville, as fast…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 23, 1863—11 p. m.. (Received 7 p. m., 24th.) Major-General HALLECK, Washington, D. C.: Corps remain same. Crittenden’s advance occupies Poe’s Tavern and…
Union City, Tenn. Union City, Tenn., August 23, 1863. Capt. Joun Houau, Assistant Adjutant-General : CapTaIn Having assumed command (by seniority), upon the departure of Col. George E. Waring, Fourth…
Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn., August 23, 1863. JAMES O. PIERCE, Assistant Adjutant-General, District of Memphis : Magsor: I send a soldier by the name of Conners, Company A, Ninth Illinois…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF MEMPHIS, August 23, 1863. August 23, 1863. Lieut. Col. HENRY BINMORE, Assistant Adjutant-General: Sir: I have just received copies of General Grierson’s Orders, No. 5, assigning the…
South Bank Cumberland South Bank Cumberland, August 22, 1863. General BURNSIDE : Arrived here about 3 o’clock. Never saw such bad roads. The division stopped on north side. It made…
SoMERSET, Ky. SoMERSET, Ky., August 22, 1863. General BURNSIDE: The rear of the last brigade is just passing. It is 9 miles to the ford. My headquarters train and staff…