Letter
Walter C. Whitaker to James A. Garfield, August 11, 1863
NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE, August 11, 1863.
General GARFIELD: General Baird has not returned ; it is imperatively necessary for the First Division, Reserve Corps, to have a commander ; they need it now as much as at any time since they have been in the service. There will be enough to form a court-martial without me ; cannot I be excused ?
W. C. WHITAKER,
Brigadier-General, Commanding First Division,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: NASHVILLE. Summary: Brigadier General W. C. Whitaker urgently requests relief from court-martial duty to command the First Division, Reserve Corps, due to General Baird's absence.
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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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