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472 Series I Volume IV- Serial 4 - Operations in the South and West

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[CHAP XII. OPERATIONS IN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE.

First Regiments Arkansas Volunteers, Colonel P. R. Cleburne commanding.

Second Regiment Arkansas Volunteers, Major J. W. Scaife.

Battalion attached to Second, Lieutenant Colonel James Marmaduke.

Fifth Regiment Arkansas Volunteers, Colonel D. C. Cross.

Sixth Regiments Arkansas Volunteers, Colonel A. T. Hawthorn.

Seventh Regiment Arkansas Volunteers, Colonel R. G. Shaver.

Eight Regiment Arkansas Volunteers, Colonel W. R. Patterson.

Battalion on Ninth, four companies, Lieutenant Colonel S. J. Mason.

Three batteries of artillery, four guns each, commanded by Major F. A. Shoup.

First Battery, Captain George [Charles] Swett.

Second Battery, Captain John H. Trigg.

Third Battery, Captain George T. Hubbard.

Five companies of cavalry, Major Charles W. Phifer.

Three companies of cavalry belonging to Mississippi regiment, Captain J. F. Harrison, senior captain, commanding.

At present the command is destitute of blanks of almost every description. Can any be procured, especially those necessary to the making out a monthly return?

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

D. G. WHITE, Lieutenant, and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,} HDQRS. WESTERN DEPARTMENT, Numbers 37. Bowling Green, Ky., October 23, 1861.

Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman is assigned to the command of the troops at Hopkinsville, Ky.

By command of General Johnston:

W. W. MACKALL, Assistant Adjutant-General.

HUNTSVILLE, ALA., October 24, 1861.

President DAVIS:

General Johnston telegraphs me that affairs are pressing front of Knoxville. He needs more troops, but I have no arms. Can you not by special order arm from Richmond one of the regiments for me? I have written to Gorgas how I think other arms may be procured, but have not as yet received his reply. Answer.

L. P. WALKER.

HEADQUARTERS,

Cava City, Ky., October 24, 1861.

Colonel W. W. MACKALL, Assistant Adjutant-General:

COLONEL: As it is not intended to defended Green River, I judge it would be best to withdraw the infantry, and station at that point the Tennessee and Kentucky cavalry. It this is done, it will be necessary to provide that force with a limited supply of transportation, say a wagon to each company. I judge also that to render the command movable it will be proper to keep no commissary stores there, but cause the command to draw their rations weekly from Bowling Green or this