Letter
R. W. Johnson, December 18, 1861
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH BRIGADE,
Camp Wood, Ky., December 18, 1861.
Respectfully forwarded. By direction of the general commanding the division I threw two regiments across the river to the assistance of the Thirty-second, though they did not reach the ground until after the enemy had been put to flight. All praise is due to Lieutenant-Colonel Von Trebra and the men under him for the gallant manner in which they repulsed the picked troops of the enemy. As only a portion of the Thirty-second was engaged I forward the report of its colonel as a full and complete report of the affair.
R. W. JOHNSON,
Brigadier-General.
No. 4.
mo of Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Hindman, C. S. Army, with congratulatory orders from Major-General Hardee.
No. 4.
mo of Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Hindman, C. S. Army, with congratulatory orders from Major-General Hardee.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Camp Wood, Ky.. Summary: Brigadier-General R. W. Johnson reports the reinforcement and successful defense by Lieutenant-Colonel Von Trebra's regiments against enemy forces during an 1861 engagement near Camp Wood, Kentucky.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 7
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