OPERATIONS IN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE. [CHAP.XII.

miles of Cincinnati, under the command of Brigadier-General Mitchel, of the U. S. Volunteers; headquarters, Cincinnati.

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By order:

L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, September 20, 1861.

General GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding Camp Robinson,Ky.:

DEAR SIR: I commenced the shipment of wagons to you, and before I had gotten fairly under way I had orders from Western Virginia for 400. The consequence is, you are left without for the present. I will cheerfully do anything I can for you at any time, but these same difficulties will be constantly occurring. General Rosecrans' orders must of course take precedence.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JNO. H. DICKERSON, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Louisville, Ky., September 21, 1861.

Brigadier General L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General, Washington, D. C.:

GENERAL: I am instructed by General Anderson to report to you that there are now in the field at Rolling Fork Bridge, on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, nearly 2,500 men, 1,800 of whom are very reliable troops, of Colonel Rousseau's command. The remainder are Home Guards, and are of but little value, lacking very much in discipline, organization, and equipment. The Forty-ninth Ohio Regiment, Colonel W. H. Gibson, arrived here to-day from Cincinnati, and will shortly proceed to Rolling Fork Bridge. A detachment of 200 Fifteenth Infantry recruits, under command of Captain P. T. Swaine, Fifteenth Infantry, have also arrived, and will to-day proceed to join forces already at the bridge. Two regiments are telegraphed as ready to leave Indianapolis for here as soon as transportation can be secured. Two regiments were telegraphed as ready to come from there also, if they could be supplied with arms. They were telegraphed to come and arms would be furnished. Other regiments as excepted and detachments of men are being collected all over the State of Kentucky, so that in a day or two we shall outnumber the rebels, and in the mean time the general thinks, he is sufficiently strong to prevent any further advance on their part. The general instructs me to again request that you will order Captain Gilbert's company to his department from Saint Louis. He considers it almost absolutely indispensable tat he should have a company of regular infantry here - at present at least.He has now no means of enforcing his order in the city.

I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

OLIVER D. GREENE, Assistant Adjutant-General.

CAMP ROBERT ANDERSON, September 21, 1861.

General GEORGE H. THOMAS:

Your letter of instructions was handed me a few minutes since by Mr. Ware. I understand that there are now 600 Home Guards watching