FRANKFORT, KY. FRANKFORT, KY., September 18, 1861. General THOMAS: SIR: From indications that point to a gathering of the rebels in Lexington on Saturday next from the surrounding country, we…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Louisville, Ky., September 19, 1861. Lieutenant-Colonel OLIVER, COLONEL: You would place the State of Kentucky and our Union under great obligations to yourself and your…
CAMP WILDCAT CAMP WILDCAT, October 1, 1861. General THOMAS: DEAR SIR: The enemy, in full retreat, are by this time in Barboursville. I am starting my men by squads to…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, November 16, 1861. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C.: The within communication, addressed to Brigadier-General Thomas, after receiving his telegraphic…
Camp JERRY BOYLE Camp JERRY BOYLE, November 28, 1861. (Received November 29, 1861.) General THOMAS: GENERAL: There is no doubt that Zollicoffer, with 8,000 men, is in Clinton and Wayne,…
LOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE, November 29, 1861. General THOMAS: I have a communication from General Boyle; he will speak to you on the subject. I don’t expect Zollicoffer to cross the Cumberland…
HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS, December 6, 1861. General THOMAS : Telegraph General Schoepf’s letter. Does he ask for re-enforcements ? Can the troops at London go directly to Somerset ? D. €.…
HEADQUARTERS, Louisville, Ky., December 6, 1861. (Received, Lebanon December 6, 1861.) General THOMAS: Send no more re-enforcements to General Schoepf until you report to me; his force was sufficient at…
HEADQUARTERS, Louisville HEADQUARTERS, Louisville, December 8, 1861. (Received Lebanon, December 8, 1861.) General THOMAS: The affairs at Somerset are annoying, but I do not intend to be diverted more than…
HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS, December 11, 1861. (Received Lebanon, December 11, 1861.) General THOMAS: Does General Boyle report the enemy advancing on Columbia? At what place or on what road are they?…
HEADQUARTERS, Louisville HEADQUARTERS, Louisville, December 15, 1861. (Received, Lebanon, December 15, 1861.) General THOMAS: I want more frequent and accurate information from Somerset. Direct General Schoepf to communicate with you…
Columbia, December 18, 1861. (Received December 19, 1861.) Brigadier-General THOMAS, Commanding First Division, Department of the Ohio: GENERAL: General Boyle directs me to say that the rebels are plundering and…
Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky., December 22, 1861. General THOMAS, Commanding First Division, Lebanon: SIR: Acting Brigadier-General Carter reports that by your orders it is forbidden to receive fugitive slaves into…
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., December 28, 1861. General THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Can I disregard writs of habeas corpus in case of political or…
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., December 28, 1861. General THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Can I disregard writs of habeas corpus in case of political or…
June 26, 1862. June 26, 1862. Major-General THomAsS, Corinth, Miss. : Your dispatch just received. Have ordered all the cavalry we have south and west of the Mississippi Central and…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST CAVALRY DIVISION, Hartsville, November 14, 1862—6 a. m.. General THOMAS: We are ordered to leave for Lebanon. We cannot do it until the regiment of infantry ordered here,…
Mill Creek, Tenn. Mill Creek, Tenn., November 24, 1862. Magor: I have the honor to report the following as the results of my observations and the intelligence I have been…
NASHVILLE NASHVILLE, December 7, 1862. General THOMAS: We have news that Polk left Murfreesborough, by the Lebanon road, on Friday last. Forrest left Columbia yesterday. We must take care of…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, August 23, 1863. August 23, 1863—8.15 p.m. (Received 8.25 p. m.) General THomas, Commanding Fourteenth Army Corps: The general commanding directs that you send a…