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O.R.-- SERIES I--VOLUME X/2 [S# 11]
CONFEDERATE CORRESPONDENCE, ORDERS, AND RETURNS RELATING TO OPERATIONS IN KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, NORTH MISSISSIPPI, NORTH ALABAMA, AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA FROM MARCH 4 TO JUNE 10, 1862.--#1
DECATUR, March 11, 1862.
General G. T. BEAUREGARD:
SIR: Your dispatch just received.(*) The day of the month on which it is written will indicate the letter of the alphabet corresponding with A. Yesterday 10th J— A. I repeat it, that we may know if the operator conveyed it correctly.
E F N T I F J J Z E X I Z M V I I V R I F E J R K L I U R P N Y
V I V T R E K Y V K I F F G J A F Z E P F L N Z K Y D F J K
V W W V T K
Translation.--Now crossing river. Rear on Saturday. Where can the troops join you with most effect?
On the 27th of the month "A" will correspond to "C."
The approach to the railroad bridge here is over an embankment about 2½ miles. I had the whole planked for crossing artillery and trains, but on account of the great difference in the length of axles it cannot be used for that purpose. We are now bringing them over on platform cars, which is a slow process. The head of the column marched this morning on the Tuscumbia road. It will, after two days' march, halt for the rear, which remained back at Shelbyville, to close up, after which the march will be continued to Tuscumbia, from which position I will endeavor to form a junction with you, in accordance with the plan agreed upon. My route from Tuscumbia will of course depend upon the movement you will make as soon as the purpose of the enemy is sufficiently developed. General Buell's force at Nashville embraces, I think, nearly the whole of his command. He will probably co-operate with the movement from Savannah, Hardin County.
My cavalry, a part of which still observes the enemy near Nashville, had a smart skirmish with the enemy's cavalry 6 miles from Nashville day before yesterday. Forty of Scott's cavalry attacked 100 of the enemy's, killed 12, routed them, and burned their tents. We lost 2; 1 killed and 1 mortally wounded. The force here is in good condition and fine spirits. They are anxious to meet the enemy.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. S. JOHNSTON,
General, C. S. Army.
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O.R.-- SERIES I--VOLUME XXIII/2 [S# 35]
Correspondence, Orders, And Returns Relating To Operations In Kentucky, Middle And East Tennessee, North Alabama, And Southwest Virginia, From January 21 To August 10, 1863.
CONFEDERATE CORRESPONDENCE. ETC.--#10
WAR DEPARTMENT, C.S.A.,
Richmond, Va., June 10, 1863.
Maj. Gen. S. B. BUCKNER,
Commanding, &c.:
GENERAL: I have intelligence of marauding bands of deserters from the army collected in several of the western counties, especially in Henderson County, North Carolina. These lie, I believe, within your district, and the deserters are recruited and sustained in a great measure by the disloyal in the contiguous district of East Tennessee. It will be dangerous to allow these brigands to gather in serious strength, and while I fear the necessity of concentrating your forces and meeting the formidable invasion threatened on your front will not allow at present any detachment of your forces to be sent to disperse and clear out these brigand collections, I deem it proper to inform you of them, and request your adoption of appropriate measures of repression as early as the circumstances of your command will allow.
With high esteem, very truly, yours,
J. A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.
P. S.--Should I have occasion to address you on any matter which I do not care to be known to the operators, I will use the reversed alphabet---thus, z for a, y for b, &c.
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O.R.-- SERIES I--VOLUME XXVII/3 [S# 45]
Correspondence, Orders, And Returns Relating To Operations In North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, And Department Of The East, From June 3 To August 3, 1863.
CONFEDERATE CORRESPONDENCE. ETC.--#1
WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A.,
Richmond, Va., June 22, 1863.
Maj. Gen. D. H. HILL, Commanding, &c.:
GENERAL: The delay is so great in transmitting and deciphering dispatches in the cipher used by the signal corps, that I shall hereafter, when necessary to employ cipher, communicate with you in the following, viz: Reverse the alphabet, taking Z for A, Y for B, X for C, &c.
I request you to use the same cipher in your dispatches to the Department.
Your obedient servant,
J. A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.
[Added it due to Vareb ommitting the authenticity information]
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