Letter
William S. Rosecrans to Arthur C. Ducat, November 6, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Bowling Green, November 6, 1862.
Major-General McCook, Carter’s, 5 miles beyond Mitchellsville, with Sheridan’s Div., via Mitchelisville and courier line:
Communication received. Move on to Nashville. Use your wagon train to throw rations into the place as rapidly as possible. The paper you mention as inclosed was not inclosed. State the hour of all your communications and dispatches.
By order of Major-General Rosecrans:
: ARTHUR C. DUCAT,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Acting Ohief of Staff.
HEADQUARTERS FIRST CoRPS, ARMY OF THE Ohio,
Edgefield Junction, November 6, 1862~-7.15 p. m.
Lieutenant-Colonel and Acting Ohief of Staff.
HEADQUARTERS FIRST CoRPS, ARMY OF THE Ohio,
Edgefield Junction, November 6, 1862~-7.15 p. m.
Lieutenant-Colonel Ducat,
Ohief of Staff, Bowling Green, Ky.:
Ohief of Staff, Bowling Green, Ky.:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Location: Bowling Green. Summary: Major-General Rosecrans orders Major-General McCook to advance on Nashville and expedite supply deliveries, while instructing Lieutenant-Colonel Ducat to ensure precise communication timing.
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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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