Letter
Unknown to Philip H. Sheridan, August 22, 1863
BRIDGEPORT
BRIDGEPORT, August 22, 1863.
General SHERIDAN:
Three deserters have just arrived. Anderson moved last night with three days’ rations, and the officers say they were ordered to Chattanooga, which was being shelled, by their account. General Rosecrans directed me to send a flag in regard to picket firing, but this movement will prevent this. When these deserters left, Anderson was near Shellmound.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: BRIDGEPORT. Summary: An unknown author informs General Sheridan of three deserters reporting Anderson's movement toward Chattanooga amid shelling, complicating a planned flag communication about picket firing.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 30, Part 1
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