Letter
Rich'd A. Buckner to Speaker of the House, September 14, 1861
FRANKFORT, Ky.
FRANKFORT, Ky., September 14, 1861.
General THOMAS: p SIR: A committee from the Union caucus, composed of the members of . _ E the legislature, go to Louisville to-night; they return Monday morning. : – We advise that you do nothing as to the occupation of Mr. Bowler’s E road until the committee see and confer freely with General Anderson. * lt would be well if you could come down and see the committee. We suppose it would be best that both the main roads be simultaneouslyoccupied, unless you should learn something making it necessary to act. Doubtless you and General Anderson are fully posted and may have matured a plan as to these roads; if you have not, you can know General Anderson’s plans here on Monday morning. 4
Respectfully, yours, Speaker of the Senate.
RICH'D A. BUCKNER,
Speaker of the House.
; BERRY, Ky., September 14, 1861.
General THOMAS: : \
Speaker of the House.
; BERRY, Ky., September 14, 1861.
General THOMAS: : \
You will here see a plan of operation submitted for your consideration. $
First, perhaps a reconnaissance of the principal points should be had
by yourself, &c. vu
The movement on railroad must be a profound secret or the bridges
First, perhaps a reconnaissance of the principal points should be had
by yourself, &c. vu
The movement on railroad must be a profound secret or the bridges
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 1861. Location: FRANKFORT, Ky.. Summary: Richard A. Buckner advises General Thomas to delay occupying Bowler's railroad until consulting with a Union legislative committee and General Anderson to coordinate simultaneous control of key roads during the Civil War.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 4
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