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Posted by: Dr. James Jones on Jul 01, 2003 - 06:00 AM
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8, Scouts to Tuckaleechee and Wier’s Cove
HDQRS. FIRST CAV. DIV., DEPT. OF THE CUMBERLAND, Maryville, Tenn., February 9, 1864.
Brig. Gen. E. E. POTTER, Chief of Staff:
GEN.: Scouting parties to Tuckaleechee and Wier's Coves develop the fact that all the rebels in those localities left there day before yesterday.
A reconnaissance ordered yesterday on the main Sevierville road discovered that no rebels were upon that road expect some very small straggling parties who came to the cross-road to Knoxville. Day before yesterday a party of 100 came to the Knoxville cross-roads, and, crossing to, returned by the Knob road.
I have moved my division this morning to Motley's Ford, and shall establish courier-lines between that place and Maryville and to Loudon.
I forward herewith report of the "effective force," officers and men, present for duty, and serviceable horses.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
E. M. McCOOK, Col., Cmdg.
P. S.--I judge from movements my scouts report that the enemy's force is probably withdrawing from the vicinity of Sevierville. I will send out a scouting party to-day in order to ascertain. I leave one regiment of Col. Garrard's division here with Gen. Beatty.
E. M. McCOOK, Col., Cmdg.
OR, Ser. I, Vol., 32, pt. II, p. 356.
HDQRS. FIRST CAV. DIV., DEPT. OF THE CUMBERLAND, Maryville, Tenn., February 9, 1864.
Brig. Gen. E. E. POTTER, Chief of Staff:
GEN.: Scouting parties to Tuckaleechee and Wier's Coves develop the fact that all the rebels in those localities left there day before yesterday.
A reconnaissance ordered yesterday on the main Sevierville road discovered that no rebels were upon that road expect some very small straggling parties who came to the cross-road to Knoxville. Day before yesterday a party of 100 came to the Knoxville cross-roads, and, crossing to, returned by the Knob road.
I have moved my division this morning to Motley's Ford, and shall establish courier-lines between that place and Maryville and to Loudon.
I forward herewith report of the "effective force," officers and men, present for duty, and serviceable horses.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
E. M. McCOOK, Col., Cmdg.
P. S.--I judge from movements my scouts report that the enemy's force is probably withdrawing from the vicinity of Sevierville. I will send out a scouting party to-day in order to ascertain. I leave one regiment of Col. Garrard's division here with Gen. Beatty.
E. M. McCOOK, Col., Cmdg.
OR, Ser. I, Vol., 32, pt. II, p. 356.
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