Philip H. Sheridan to November 24, 1862.], November 23, 1862
Nashville, November 23, 1862.
Major-General WRIGHT, Oincinnati :
It will deprive me of the use of those regiments to let you use them. They will be wanted by the time they get there, if not sooner. Wish it
were otherwiae. W. 8. ROSECRANS, Major-General.
NASHVILLE, November 23, 1862. Hon. E. M. STANTON:
Major Larned informs me that he needs $1,000,000 to complete payment to this corps to August 31. Many have been led by lack of pay to temporarily desert, to look after their families. They are poor men, and much in need of money. Officers are without the means of subsistence. Oan you not direct the necessary funds to be sent to complete the payment? It would be of incalculable advantage to this command. Many regiments have received no pay for six months.
W. S. ROSECRANS, Major-General, Commanding.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, November 23, 1862—2 p. m. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEOK, General-in-Chief :
Major-General Granger reports that he is much harassed by complaints of Union men in Kentucky of the abduction of their slaves by officers and men of his army; that many of the camps are crowded with worthless negroes, to the great demoralization of the troops, and he asks that some definite policy be laid down for his guidance. The subject is an embarrassing one. Can youadvise me? I would propose issuing an order prohibiting the residence within camp or garrison limits of persons not belonging to the military service, and that all authorized civil processes shall be served within such limits, without obstruction on the part of the officers and men. This’ would, I believe, meet the difficulty and still be according to law. I judge, from information recently received, that this subject should be speedily acted upon. Your letters of the 18th and 20th answered by mail.
H. G. WRIGHT, Major-General, Commanding.
WASHINGTON, D. C., November 24, 1862. Maj. Gen. Horatio G. WRIGHT, Cincinnati, Ohio:
In regard to treatment of fugitive slaves, I respectfully refer you to the law of Congress of last session, the President’s proclamation, and the printed orders of the War Department.
H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Ohief.
Hpqrs. ELEVENTH Div., FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Mill Creek, Tenn., November 24, 1862. Maj. JouHn A. CAMPBELL, Asst. Adjt. Gen., Right Wing, Fourteenth Army Corps :
Magor: I have the honor to report the following as the results of my observations and the intelligence I have been able to collect since yesterday morning : ;
The enemy have some cavalry force at Nolensville, and a few mounted pickets, always in the saddle, between Nolensville and my front. They also have pickets on all the side roads between Nolensville and the
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Franklin pike,.and cavalry at Franklin and along the Franklin pike toward Nashville.
I have information from Farmington, Marshall County, to last night to the effect that Bragg’s foroees are at Tullahoma, Buckner at Shelbyville, and Breckinridge at Murfreesborough. The enemy are collecting a large amount of supplies from Columbia and vicinity, and are running them through Farmington toward Shelbyville, and have been doing so for nearly the last three weeks. Bragg’s forces arrived at Tullahoma about eight days ago, and Buckner’s at Shelbyville a short time previous. The party coming from Farmington came by Chapel Hill and Nolensville, but encountered no pickets of the enemy until he arrived in the vicinity of Nolensville. All the bridges on the pikes and byroads toward Nolensville and Franklin have been destroyed.
I give the above information for what it is worth. It may serve to confirm, or it may prove to be untrue from the more accurate reports which you may have received.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
P.S:—lI find great abundance of forage on the right of my present
position.
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[NOVEMBER 24, 1862.]
General THOMAS:
How much of your command will it be necessary to leave at present