Letter
W. M. H. Sinclair to C. Goddard, August 22, 1863
HEADQUARTERS CHIEF OF CAVALRY,
Stevenson, August 22, 1863.
Col. C. GODDARD, Assistant Adjutant-General:
CoLONEL: Inclosed please find report of the result of the expedition to find the head of General Johnson’s column. The other telegram spoken of was not received at this office tomy knowledge. The absence of the general is my reason for sending this without the indorsement of ” Respectfully forwarded,” &c.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. M. H. SINCLAIR,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
({Inclosure.]
Assistant Adjutant-General.
({Inclosure.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: Stevenson. Summary: W. M. H. Sinclair reports to Col. Goddard the results of an expedition to locate General Johnson's column, noting the general's absence and lack of an expected telegram.
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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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