Telegram
Unknown to William S. Rosecrans, August 23, 1863
Washington
Washington, August 23, 1863.
General W. S. RosEcRANS, Stevenson, Ala. : Telegram received. Four thousand sets of horse equipments will
be forwarded to the ordnance depot Nashville, as fast as possible. J. W. RIPLEY,
Brigadier-General, Chief of Ordnance.
BouivaR STATION; August 23, 1863—3 p. m. Colonel! GODDARD, Assistent Adjutant-General : The officers on the hill communicate with this station and report Leavy cannonading in the direction of Chattanooga about 10 p. m. last night, gradually ceasing toward 11 p. m. LAE
Captain, Signal Officer.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: Washington. Summary: Brigadier-General Ripley informs General Rosecrans that 4,000 horse equipment sets will be sent to Nashville's ordnance depot, while a signal officer reports heavy cannonading near Chattanooga.
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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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