T. L. Orittenden to Colonel Stevens, November 7, 1862

November 7, 1862—6 p. m,

COLONEL : Your communication through Glasgow, irclosing one from Colonel Stevens, at Mitchellsville, is received. About the same time a

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courier brought me one of similar import from Colonel Zahm, in which he stated, in addition, that he had sent out a reconnoitering party toward Gallatin, and would inform me if they made any important discoveries. In answer to this first note of Colonel Zahm, I wrote the note No. 1. Some time after I received the report from the reconnoitering party, copied and marked No. 2. I then gave an order to General Wood to send a brigade of picked men to Gallatin by daylight, marked No. 3, and also note again to Colonel Zahm,as copied, No. 4. I shall myself start before day in the morning and reach Gallatin shortly after Wood’s advance brigade, to superintend operations, should there be any considerable force there. I have not. yet heard from Kennett’s command, or any part of it. ; Most respectfally,

your obedient servant,