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17,141 lettersBRIDGEPORT BRIDGEPORT, August 16, 1863. {Capt. GEoRGE LEE, Assistant Adjutant-General :] With a glass last night we were all of the opinion that the rebels had a strong working party…
Winchester Winchester, August 16, 1863. Col. H. C. Hue, Commanding Third Brigade: COLONEL : I have the honor to state that instructions have been received from corps headquarters ordering an…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Winchester, Tenn., August 16, 1863. GENERAL: I have the honor to call your attention to the following extract from the letter of advice accompanying the…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Decherd, August 16, 1863. Major-General REYNOLDS, Commanding Fourth Division : GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose you a copy of orders for the movement of…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Decherd, August 16, 1863. Brigadier-General BRANNAN, Commanding Third Division: You are directed by the general commanding to report with your command to Major-General Reynolds, commanding Fourth…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Decherd, August 16, 1863. Major-General NEGLEY, Commanding Second Division: You are directed by the general commanding to move your division and take a position near and…
McMINNVILLE McMINNVILLE, August 8, 1863. General Bragg reached Chattanooga on his retreat from Tullahoma with about 28,000 or 30,000 men. The army has been distributed. A portion of cavalry at…
ANDERSON ANDERSON, August 16, 1863. Lieut. Col. GEORGE E. FLYNT, Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff: . Dispatch received. Detail made for hospital work. Road is being repaired. JOHN C.…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Winchester, Tenn., August 16, 1863. Major-General THomas, Decherd: The general commanding wishes me to say that you will have the guarding of the railroad from…
Fort Donelson, Tenn. Fort Donelson, Tenn., August 15, 1863. Col. S. D. Brucsg, ; The scout I sent out yesterday have orders to scour the country south, and I presume…
f CINCINNATI f CINCINNATI, August 15, 1863. Lieut. D. 8. TomMpxKINs, Cairo, Ill. : General Burnside wants all the troops forwarded to Cincinnati, Potter’s division included. JNO. H. COALE, Lieutenant-Colonel…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH INDIANA CAVALRY, August 15, 1863. August 15, 1863. [Col. E. M. McCook :] CoLoNEL : I write you for instructions concerning some Confederate soldiers that have sent me…
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Winchester, Tenn., August 15, 1863. Lieut. Col. C. GopDARD, Assistant Adjutant-General : CoLoNEL: In compliance with circular of yesterday, August 14, relating to the supply of…
Hillsborough, Tenn. Hillsborough, Tenn., August 15, 1863. Lieut. Col. L. STARLING, Assistant Adjutant-General, Twenty-first Army Corps: Sir: I submit the following report of the condition of this division in regard…
Hillsborough, Tenn. Hillsborough, Tenn., August 15, 1863. Colonel STARLING, Assistant Adjutant-General : CoLONEL: I have just received a report from General Wagner that a body of rebel cavalry was at…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Winchester, August 15, 1863. Major-General CRITTENDEN, Manchester : The general commanding directs you to have your corps in readiness to move to-morrow morning. The order…
STEVENSON STEVENSON, August 15, 1863. General J. A. GARFIELD : Colonel Campbell and part of his cavalry brigade have just arrived; balance will be in to-morrow. I find the ferries…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Winchester, Tenn., August 15, 1863. Brigadier-General JOHNSON, Tullahoma: The pened! commanding wishes to know if General Steedman has relieved your command yet. R. 8. THOMS,…
HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH ARMY CORPS, Winchester, August 15, 1863. General GARFIELD : General Sheridan states that he has ten companies from the brigade at Stevenson guarding bridges, making the duty required…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, August 15, 1863. August 15, 1863—11 a. m. You have done wrong in interfering with our operations. Hereafter all facilities you desire in telegraphing should…