85 Series I Volume XLV-II Serial 94 - Franklin - Nashville Part II
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NASHVILLE, TENN., December 7, 1864 - 9 p. m.
Major General H. W. HALLECK,
Washington, D. C.:
The enemy has not increased his force in our front. Have sent gun-boats up the river above Carthage; one returned to-day and reported no signs of the enemy on the river-bank from forty miles above Carthage to this place. Captain Fitch, U. S. Navy, started down the river yesterday with a convoy of transport steamers, but was unable to get them down, the enemy having planted three batteries on a send of the river between this and Clarksville, Captain Fitch was unable to silence all three of the batteries yesterday, and will return again to-morrow morning, and, with the assistance of the Cincinnati, now at Clarksville, I am in hopes will now be able to clear them out. So far the enemy have not materially injured the nashville and Chattanooga Railroad.
GEO. H. THOMAS,
Major-General, U. S. Volunteers, Commanding.
SAINT LOUIS, December 7, 1864 - 11 a. m.
Brigadier General E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General, Washington, D. C.:
Your dispatch of 6th instant, 12.25 p. m., duly received. Fourth Missouri Cavalry will be sent with the rest of Winslow's cavalry.
W. S. ROSECRANS,
Major-General.
NASHVILLE, TENN., December 7, 1864.
Major-General ROSECRANS,
Saint Louis, Mo.:
Your dispatch of 6th instant received, Send the Forty-seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteers to this place by boat. Please inform me how the remounting of Winslow's cavalry is progressing and when the division can start for this place; it should be here as soon as possible.
GEO. H. THOMAS,
Major-General, U. S. Volunteers, Commanding.
SAINT LOUIS, December 7, 1864.
Major General GEORGE H. THOMAS:
Forty-seventh Illinois Volunteers will join immediately. Winslow's cavalry will begin to move for Nashville to-morrow, so the commanding officer says.
W. S. ROSECRANS,
Major-General.
CLARKSVILLE, December 7, 1864.
Major-General THOMAS:
Are coating. Where is Fitch? Please acquaint him with my arrival. Shall ascend as far as fast falling river allows.
S. P. LEE,
Acting Rear-Admiral, Commanding Mississippi Squadron.
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