Letter
William S. Rosecrans to Major-General CRITTENDEN, November 7, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Bowling Green, November 7, 1862—11 p. m..
Major-General CRITTENDEN :
GENERAL: Dispatch just received from General McCook. He entered Nashville at 8 a. m. this morning. He confirms all I have stated in inclosed communication. Move over very quietly, and as secretly as possible. Open communication with General McCook as rapidly as possible. Do not demonstrate too boldly when you cross over. Let them come into your net.
By order of Major-General Rosecrans :
ARTHUR C. DUCAT,
Lieutenant-Colonel and, Acting Chief of Staff.
(Inclosure. }
Lieutenant-Colonel and, Acting Chief of Staff.
(Inclosure. }
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 instructs Major-General Crittenden to advance cautiously and secretly to link up with General McCook, who has just entered Nashville, to consolidate Union forces.
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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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