Order
Unknown to Harris, September 5, 1861
Richmond
Richmond, September 5, 1861.
Governor HARRIS, Nashville, Tenn. : General Polk has been ordered to direct the prompt withdrawal of the forces under General Pillow from Kentucky. The movement was
wholly unauthorized, and you will so inform Governor Magoffin.
COLUMBUS, K. Y., September 13, 1861.
President DAVIS: The following dispatch just received : : FRANKFORT, Ky., September 12, 1861.
The senate concurred in house resolution requiring governor of Kentucky to issue proclamation ordering off Confederate troops. : Richmond, September 19, 1861.
I desire to treat Kentucky with all possible respect. Your occupation of Columbus being necessary as a defensive measure, will of course be limited by the existence of such necessity. General A. S. Johnston
is en route to join you.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 1861. Location: Richmond. Summary: Confederate leadership orders withdrawal of unauthorized troops from Kentucky, emphasizes respect for Kentucky's neutrality, and reinforces defensive occupation at Columbus during early Civil War tensions.
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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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