Letter
Unknown to Don Carlos Buell, December 9, 1861
Louisa, K. Y., VIA MAYSVILLE
Louisa, K. Y., VIA MAYSVILLE, December 9, 1861.
General BUELL, HERES
I have pliable information that the secessionists are 4,000 strong in ‘ Prestonburg, Ky., with a re-enforcement near at hand of 2,000, ard six pieces of artillery; Jenkins’ 1,200 cavalry composing a part.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Louisa, K. Y., VIA MAYSVILLE. Summary: An informant alerts General Buell to a significant Confederate force amassing in Prestonburg, Kentucky, including reinforcements and artillery, during the early Civil War in 1861.
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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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