Letter

Unknown to George H. Thomas, November 14, 1861

Author

Unknown

Recipient

George H. Thomas

Date

November 14, 1861

Type

Letter

Louisville, Ky., November 14, 1861.

General GEORGE H. THOMAS, Crab Orchard: SIB: I have just received information that a force of about 2,700 men,

— three pieces of artillery, and 400 horses were at Tompkinsville on Tuesday last, marching towards Columbia, and probably the design being

358 ^ OPERATIONS IN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE. Cmar XIT.

to reach Lexington. If you can anticipate them at the Kentucky River Bridge they will be defeated. I have two aecounts of the same party -as having passed Scottsville and Tompkinsville. There are about 1,000 . Kentucky volunteers at Columbia aad as many more at Campbellsville. `~ Ana wil send word to Burbridge at Somerset by way of Lebanon; but on you I depend to intercept their march.

I am, dc. uo W. T. SHERMAN,

Brigadier-Géneral, Commanding.

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 1861. Location: Louisville, Ky.. Summary: Brigadier General W.T. Sherman informs General George H. Thomas of an enemy force marching toward Lexington and urges him to intercept and defeat them at the Kentucky River Bridge.

Topics

1861 Civil War Field Reports Military Correspondence Military Operations

Sources

The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 4 View original source ↗