Order

William S. Rosecrans to Cavalry as the general may direct, September 6, 1861

SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. ARMY OF OCCUPATION, W. VA.,

No. 89. I Sutton, Va., September 6, 1861.

The command will move to-morrow morning in the direction of Summersville at — o’clock and in the following order, viz: E

1. General Benham’s brigade in the order named: Tenth Ohio Volunteers, MeMullin’s battery, Thirteenth and Twelfth Ohio Volunteers. Cavalry as the general may direct. :

2. Colonel [R. L.] McCook’s brigade, Ninth, Twenty-eighth, and Fortyseventh Ohio Volunteers. Cavalry under direction of the colonel.

3. Colonel [E. P.] Scammon’s brigade (with the exceptions hereafter named), Mack’s battery, Twenty-third Ohio Volunteers. * * * * E * *

The colonel commanding Third Brigade will detach four companies of the Thirtieth as a guard for this depot. The remaining six will aceompany and guard the train.

By order of General Rosecrans :

GEO. L. HARTSUFF,
^ Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, N. Virginia, W. Virginia, 1861–62.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 5 View original source ↗