Status - John Baer - 40th Indiana Regiment - Crittenden's Corps - Wood's Division - Wagner's Brigade
Concern is growing among the commanders in western Tennessee and Kentucky that Confederate forces may re-enter this area, as it has seen large reductions in Union troops to send to Grant in Mississippi.
In the east, Lee's Confederates move toward the north. Lincoln calls for 100,000 militia from Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. There is a small battle at Winchester, VA and Union forces retreat toward Harper's Ferry.
The Army of the Cumberland remains in place as its commanders believe that is the best option for now. General Rosecrans believes there is little threat to western Kentucky and Tennessee.
More Information:
- Link: War Operations, see Volume XXIII, Chapter XXXV, Part II, Correspondence, pp. 428-437.
- The Civil War Day by Day, John S. Bowman, Ed. pp. 111-113.
- The Civil War, A Narrative, Vol 1I, Fredericksburg to Meridian, Shelby Foote, pp. 401-421.
- This Terrible Sound, The Battle of Chickamauga, Peter Cozzens, pp. 1-22.
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