Philip H. Sheridan to Thomas, November 24, 1862

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,