Letter

William S. Rosecrans to Arthur C. Ducat, November 8, 1862

HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,

Major-General McCook, Nashville :

Send all your available railroad force to work on bridges from Nash ville to tunnel. If you have not mechanics, the men can cut timber and square it. Timbers are supposed to be ready for Dry Creek Bridge; you can ascertain from Mr. Goodhue. Mr. Anderson goes out to tunnel in the morning. Crowd it through. If Crittenden has railroad men, have them go to work in force.

By order of General Rosecrans :

ARTHUR C. DUCAT,
Theutenant-Oolonel and Acting Chief of Staff.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Location: Bowling Green. Summary: General Rosecrans directs Major-General McCook to deploy all available railroad forces and mechanics to urgently repair bridges and tunnels between Nashville and Dry Creek to ensure transportation continuity.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 20, Part 1 View original source ↗