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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, August 22, 1863. August 22, 1863—4.45 p. m. Major-General THOMAS, Commanding Fourteenth Army Corps – General Sheridan reports General Patton Anderson’s division moved from opposite…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Bolivar, Ala., August 22, 1863. Major-General RosECRANS, Commanding Department of the Cumberland : Colonel Van Derveer, commanding brigade at the mouth of Battle Creek, told Captain…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, August 22, 1863. August 22, 1863. Major-General THoMAs, Commanding Fourteenth Army Corps : Direct Colonel Wilder to withdraw his forces to a safe position, and…
STEVENSON STEVENSON, August 22, 1863. Colonel SIMMONS, Chief Commissary, Nashville : Why is it impossible to send stores to Tracy City? It would save a long distance to Wood’s division…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 22, 1863. [General HALLECK :] My Dear GENERAL: Your letter of the 10th came yesterday. The impression at the War Office that I…
STEVENSON, ALA. STEVENSON, ALA., August 22, 1863. (Received 6.25 p. m.) Col. J. C. KELTON, Assistant Adjutant-General : Examined the grounds near Bridgeport Ferry and 4 miles below. Our infantry,…
HEADQUARTERS SEVENTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Vicksburg, Miss., August 22, 1863. Col. THOMAS STEPHENS, Commanding Second Wisconsin Cavalry : COLONEL: In view of. the fact that your command is very much reduced…
CRAB ORCHARD CRAB ORCHARD, August 21, 1863. General ROSECRANS: The following are the orders I have issued to Major-General Hartsuff, which will explain itself :* The above order will explain…
Paint Rock Bridge, Ala. Paint Rock Bridge, Ala., August 21, 1863. Commanding First Cavalry Division: Sir: I am instructed by Colonel Platter to inform you that he has received information…
CLARKSVILLE CLARKSVILLE, August 21, 1863. Brig. Gen. J. A. GARFIELD, Chief of Staff: Just reported by a gentleman of credit, who came from Charlotte, that a force of Confederate cavalry,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, Ala., August 21, 1863. Nashville : The general commanding wishes you to make a daily report of how matters are going on in your…
Tracy City Tracy City, August 21, 1863. General GARFIELD : Palmer and reconnaissance left yesterday. The only report received is from Palmer, who was at Poe’s Tavern yesterday at 5.30.…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 21, 1863—11 a. m.. Major-General CRITTENDEN, Dumlap: All your dispatches have been received. Thanks for your prompt movements and reports. Hope to know…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 21, 1863. Brigadier-General LYTLE, Bridgeport: The general commanding, with Generals McCook and Stanley, is going down to Bridgeport. He wishes you to meet…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 21, 1863. Major-General THOMAS, Commanding Fourteenth Army Corps: The steamer Paint Rock is between the Skillet and Suck, tied up. The general commanding…
Stevenson, Ala. Stevenson, Ala., August 21, 1863. Colonel GoppaARD, Assistant Adjutant-General: COLONEL: Having examined, by direction of the general coémmanding, Waperton’s Ferry and vicinity, on the Tennessee River, near Stevenson,…
HEADQUARTERS, Germantown, August 21, 1863. Lieutenant-Colonel BINMORE, Assistant Adjutant-General : My command will be at White’s Station to-night. We are just reaching this place now. JAS. M. TRUE, Colonel, Commanding…
Camp Sherman Camp Sherman, August 21, 1863. Colonel CoRSsE, Commanding Fourth Brigade : CoLONEL : It is reported that the enemy’s cavalry, amounting to 2,000, are hovering in the vicinity…
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-THIRD ARMY CORPS, Crab Orchard, Ky., August 20, 1863. You are directed by Major-General Hartsuff to detail a guard of the arrival of the column or until the receipt…
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-THIRD ARMY CORPS, Crab Orchard, August 20, 1863. Get up all your wagons to-night and move from your present place at an early hour to-morrow morning to Livingston and…