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92 Series I Volume XVI-II Serial 23 - Morgan's First Kentucky Raid, Perryville Campaign Part II

Page 92 KY., M. AND E.TENN., N.ALA., AND SW.VA. Chapter XXVIII.

Murfreesborough; Twenty-third Kentucky at Pulaski. Where Negley's command is I don't know. I have telegraphed for morning reports, and he replies he is making superhuman efforts to make up a report for you.

OLIVER D. GREENE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS,
Huntsville, July 2, 1862.

General GEORGE H. THOMAS,

Tuscumbia:

About the 23rd ultimo Mr. Russell, conductor, and Mr. Ward, engineer, with firemen and watermen, were to report to you to run the train from Iuka to Decatur. Where are they and what are they doing?

JAMES B. FRY,

Chief of Staff.

CORINTH, July 2, 1862.

Major-General BUELL:

WAR DEPARTMENT, July 2, 1862-9.20 a.m.

Major-General HALLECK:

By direction of the Secretary Major-General Mitchel has been ordered to repair to this city without an hour's delay.

L. THOMAS,

Adjutant-General.

Foregoing dispatch just received and will be carried into execution immediately.

By command of Major-General Halleck:

J. C. KELTON,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE OHIO,

No. 90. Huntsville, July 2, 1862.

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II. Colonel J. B. Turchin, Nineteenth Illinois Volunteers, is hereby relieved from the command of the Eighth Brigade, and will rejoin his regiment.

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V. The troops of this army are hereby prohibited from trespassing on the property of Mrs. Robinson, 12 miles east of Huntsville, on the Vienna road.

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By command of Major-General Buell:

A. F. ROCKWELL,

Aide-de-Camp and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

CORINTH (via CAIRO), July 3, 1862.

(Received July 4,1.30 a.m.)

Honorable E. M. STANTON:

Immediately on the taking of Corinth you informed me that General Mitchel had been ordered to cross locomotives and cars at Decatur.


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