Dispatch
Ww: So Sv Tee to Philip H. Sheridan, August 22, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH ARMY CORPS,
August 22, 1863.
August 22, 1863. GENERAL: The following is a copy of a dispatch just received from Major-General Sheridan : BRIDGEPORT, August 22, 1863. Major-General SHERIDAN :
I sent 25 sharpshooters across the river this afternoon under charge of Lieutenant Turnbull, They were met by a squad of horse, which was soon dispersed and driven back, Every indication is that the force under Anderson has fallen back.
Wee ayer igbr Brigadier-General.
_A. MeD. McCOOK, Major-General, Commanding.
Respectfully,
BRIDGEPORT, August 22, 1863—12.15 a. m.
Capt. J. C. Van Duzer, Aide-de-Camp:
Firing directly east of this place. Distance estimated 6 or 8 miles.
Great light to be seen in same direction. Eight shots fired up to this
Capt. J. C. Van Duzer, Aide-de-Camp:
Firing directly east of this place. Distance estimated 6 or 8 miles.
Great light to be seen in same direction. Eight shots fired up to this
time.
WW: so SV TEE:
i Brigadier-General.
Fire supposed to be Taylor's store. ¥ iis
WW: so SV TEE:
i Brigadier-General.
Fire supposed to be Taylor's store. ¥ iis
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Sheridan reports sending sharpshooters across the river who dispersed enemy horsemen, indicating Confederate forces under Anderson are retreating near Bridgeport in August 1863.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 30, Part 1
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