LEBANON LEBANON, December 11, 1861. General D. €. BUELL: General Boyle believes the enemy will advance on Columbia by the Somerset road. They are infantry, artillery, and cavalry. He believes…
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?…
Camp NEVIN Camp NEVIN, December 11, 1861. Capt. OLIVER D. GREENE, Assistant Adjutant-General: Iam all right and safe here. A return would almost be disastrous to my division unless some…
Camp Woop, Bacon Creek Camp Woop, Bacon Creek, December 11, 1861. Capt. J. B. Fry, Assistant Adjutant-General, Chief of Staff: I wish authority to call upon Colonel Turchin’s force, if…
JAMESTOWN, Ky. JAMESTOWN, Ky., December 9, 1861. Col. T. E. BRAMLETTE, Columbia, Ky. : DEAR COLONEL: I have the following facts reliable, viz: Zollicoffer’s forces are all across Cumberland River,…
HDQRS. ELEVENTH BRIGADE, U. S. VOLUNTEERS, December 10, 1861. Columbia, Ky, te December 10, 1861. Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Headquarters, Lebanon, Ky.: SIR: My scouts sent out yesterday at…
SOMERSET, Ky. SOMERSET, Ky., December 9, 1861. Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding Eastern Division, Kentucky : GENERAL: Yours of the 7th is at hand. In a hasty note of…
Louisa, K. Y., VIA MAYSVILLE Louisa, K. Y., VIA MAYSVILLE, December 9, 1861. General BUELL, HERES I have pliable information that the secessionists are 4,000 strong in ‘ Prestonburg, Ky.,…
Washington Washington, December 8, 1861. General GEoRGE H. THOMAS: GENERAL: I have your letter of the 23d ultimo.* The same mail brought other letters, giving me sad accounts of that…
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…