William S. Rosecrans to William S. Rosecrans, August 19, 1863

General ROSECRANS: An order has been received at General Boyle’s headquarters directing him to send away all of the orderlies at his headquarters. This order will sadly cripple the service and interfere with the public good, and I hope you will not insist upon it. Answer. A. E. BURNSIDE, Major-General. . STEVENSON, August 19, 1863. Maj. Gen. A. E. BURNSIDE, Crab Orchard: There is no man whom I would oblige sooner than yourself, but I think the practice of detailing men, commissioned officers and soldiers, to serve outside the limits of their command is so prejudicial to the interests of the service and of the soldiers that if the order spoken of in your dispatch has been issued by the War Department, I think it should be obeyed. I can readily understand the temporary inconvenience it will occasion, but think it can soon be remedied.

W. S. ROSECRANS,