Letter
Unknown to William P. Carlin, November 15, 1862
Nashville, November 15, 1862.
Col. W. P. CARLIN, Commanding Illinois Volunteers, Edgefield Junction :
Send two good infantry regiments at 3 a. m. to-morrow in the direction of Clarksville, thence down to the river, to co-operate with an expedition which General Negley will send at the same hour along the banks of the river. The object is to dispose of the guerrillas in that vicinity. Strict injunctions will be given to the officers in command not to permit any marauding or injury to non-combatants.
J. P. GARESCHE, Assistant Adjutant-General, &e.
Hpqegs. LEFT WING, FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Location: Nashville. Summary: Orders Col. Carlin to dispatch two infantry regiments at 3 a.m. to coordinate with General Negley's expedition targeting guerrillas near Clarksville while preventing harm to civilians.
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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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