ORs: (US) Report of General W. S. Smith, - October 18, 1862

War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
Series 1, Volume 16, Part 1, Page 1141

GENERAL:
Lieutenant Beeler, Cruft’s quartermaster, has just returned from his command, which he left at the cross-roads at 6.30 this evening, shortly after it reached that point. He says Cruft had a pretty sharp skirmish with the rebels, in which he wounded several of them and took them prisoners; one officer. Only 2 of our men hurt. He has taken 11 prisoners. Cruft holds the road, and if there is anything back it will have to fight its way through.

Yours, truly,
W. S. SMITH,

Brigadier- General, Commanding Fourth Division.