Letter
Unknown to Jeremiah T. Boyle, December 6, 1862
Nashville, December 6, 1862.
Brigadier-General BOYLE, Louisville :
Forrest was at Columbia yesterday, preparing for a raid via Clarksville, or in that direction ; has a battery of six pieces. Look out for him. Have advised Granger. Bruce and McHenry must concentrate and
whip him, and take his pieces. W. 8S. ROSECRANS, Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Location: Nashville. Summary: Major-General Rosecrans warns Brigadier-General Boyle of Confederate General Forrest's impending raid near Columbia and urges concentration of forces to defeat him and capture his artillery.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 20, Part 1
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