Letter
William S. Rosecrans to Major-General CRITTENDEN, November 6, 1862
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,
November 6, 1862.
November 6, 1862—12 midnight. Major-General CRITTENDEN :
I send you copy of dispatch just received from Mitchellsville. We have sent forward cavalry to open communication with General Mc- municate immediately.
By order of General Rosecrans :
ARTHUR ©. DUOAT,
Ineutenant-Colonel and Acting Chief of Staff.
[{Inclosure. MITCHELLSVILLE, November 6, 1862.
ARTHUR C. O. Duoat,
Ineutenant-Colonel and Acting Chief of Staff.
[{Inclosure. MITCHELLSVILLE, November 6, 1862.
ARTHUR C. O. Duoat,
Ineutenant-Colonel and Acting Chief of Staff:
Since telegraphing, Major Paramore, of the Third Ohio Cavalry, of
Colonel Zahm's command, has arrived, and reports that up to 5 o'clock
this p. m. Colonel Zahm had no communication with General Crittenden. He also reports that the main force of Morgan's command was at
Since telegraphing, Major Paramore, of the Third Ohio Cavalry, of
Colonel Zahm's command, has arrived, and reports that up to 5 o'clock
this p. m. Colonel Zahm had no communication with General Crittenden. He also reports that the main force of Morgan's command was at
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Summary: General Rosecrans informs Major-General Crittenden of efforts to reestablish communication with him via cavalry amid disrupted contact during Morgan's raid in 1862.
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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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