Letter
Unknown to Philip H. Sheridan, August 20, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,
August 20, 1863.
: Stevenson, August 20, 1863. Major-General SHERIDAN: _ The general wishes to know if we cannot place a battery on the island opposite Bridgeport, and stop the use of the river road by the rebels.
R. §8. THOMS,
Aide-de-Camp.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Summary: Aide-de-Camp R.S. Thoms requests Major-General Sheridan to consider placing a battery on the island opposite Bridgeport to block Confederate use of the river road.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 30, Part 1
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