Letter
William S. Rosecrans to Major-General WRIGHT, November 12, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Nashville, November 12, 1862.
Major-General WRIGHT, Cincinnati, Ohio:
The general commanding directs me to state that Col. S. D. Bruce has been sent with seventeen companies of infantry and from 800 to 1,000 cavalry to Russellville, to clean Southwestern Kentucky of bushwhackers.
By command of Major-General Rosecrans:
CHAS. R. THOMPSON,
Aide-de-Camp.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., November 12, 1862.
Major-General WRIGHT, Oincinnati, Ohio:
Aide-de-Camp.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., November 12, 1862.
Major-General WRIGHT, Oincinnati, Ohio:
Ferguson and Boles in Cumberland County with 200 or 300 men,
devastating it. Can any cavalry be sent there? General Gilbert is
moving force to Columbia. Ordered Captain Miller, with his Illinois
battery, to report to General Gilbert, at Lebanon. Can I order one of
devastating it. Can any cavalry be sent there? General Gilbert is
moving force to Columbia. Ordered Captain Miller, with his Illinois
battery, to report to General Gilbert, at Lebanon. Can I order one of
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, Pt. 1. Location: Nashville. Summary: Major-General Rosecrans directs Major-General Wright to deploy troops to suppress bushwhackers in Southwestern Kentucky and requests cavalry reinforcements to counter Confederate raids in Cumberland County.
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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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