STRAWBERRY PLAINS, November 14, 1864.

General AMMEN:

Two of Colonel Miller's men just in; they report him killed.* General Gillem not hear from. No rebels this side of New Market.

R. A. CRAWFORD.

HDQRS. FIRST DIVISION, MILITARY DIST. OF KENTUCKY,
Lexington, Ky., November 14, 1864.

Colonel R. W. RATLIFF,

Commanding Fourth Brigade:

The general commanding directs that you send a detachment Eleventh Michigan Cavalry from Mount Sterling to Sharpsburg and Bethel; also telegraph by the way of Maysville, to be sent by mail to Flemingsburg, to Sherburne. Colonel Robert Breckinridge, C. S. Army, and fifty men passed near Georgetown last night, attempting to get out of the State, and these moves are made to intercept him.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. S. BUTLER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. FIRST DIVISION, MILITARY DIST. OF KENTUCKY,
Lexington, Ky., November 14, 1864.

Colonel R. W. RATLIFF,

Commanding Fourth Brigade:

The general directs that your order the 105 men of the Eleventh Michigan Cavalry to cross from Hazel Green to West Liberty and scout the country back to Mount Sterling, Ky., as soon as rations reach them from Mount Sterling.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. S. BUTLER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. FIRST DIVISION, MILITARY DIST. OF KENTUCKY,
Lexington, Ky., November 14, 1864.

Captain GOIN,

State Troops, Versailles, Ky.:

You will take such a number of horses from the citizens of Versailles and vicinity as will enable you to scout the country round Versailles and protect the town from rebels. These horses will be well used and returned to the owners when done with by your scouts. Mr. Ward will assist you in procuring horses. Scout the country well and keep it clear of guerrillas.

By order of Brigadier-General McLean:

J. S. BUTLER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

[NOVEMBER 14, 1864.-For Rosecrans to Thomas and Thomas's reply, relating to movements of Winslow's division of cavalry, see Vol. XLI, Part IV, p. 560.]

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*A mistake.

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