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669 Series I Volume XLV-II Serial 94 - Franklin - Nashville Part II

Page 669 Chapter LVII. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-CONFEDERATE.

ROGERSVILLE, December 8, 1864.

(Via Bristol 10th.)

General BRECKINRIDGE:

General Burbridge's command retreated from Mooresburg to Bean's Station yesterday. The force is estimated 3.500. He take all horses, cattle, and hogs. My scouts annoy his pickets. I send the same to Vaughn.

GEO. W. DAY

Major, Commanding at Rogersville.

DUBLIN, December 8, 1864.

Major J. STODDARD JOHNSTON,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

General Cosby's brigade left this morning.

R. D. GARDNER,

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Post.


HEADQUARTERS, Six Miles from Nashville, on Franklin Pike, December 9, 1864.

General G. T. BEAUREGARD,
Montgomery, Ala.:

It is very important that the two Kentucky brigades, of Lewis and Williams, should be sent to this army as soon as the interests of the public service will allow.

J. B. HOOD,

General.


HEADQUARTERS, Six Miles from Nashville, on Franklin Pike, December 9, 1864-2.20 p. m.

Lieutenant-General STEWART,
Commanding Corps, Army of Tennessee:

General Hood directs that you will push forward, with all possible haste, the work of fortifying the hills in rear of your left upon which you are now working, that you may be in readiness, whenever called upon, to move with two of your divisions and one other division from another corps, with a battery to each these divisions, to prevent the enemy from re-enforcing Murfreesborough, or to capture the force now at Murfreesborough should it attempt to move off.

A. P. MASON,

Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS, Overton's House, December 9, 1864-10.30 a. m.

Lieutenant-General STEWART,
Commanding:

GENERAL: General Hood desires that you will ride over to see him, and bring with you the commanding officer of the Missouri brigade.

Yours, respectfully,

AS. P. MASON,

Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.


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