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ORs: (US) Maj.-Gen. D. C. Buell to Col. McCook - July 13, 1862

War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
Series 1, Volume 16, Part 2, Page 138

HEADQUARTERS,
Huntsville,
July 13, 1862.

Colonel McCook,
Reynolds’ Station:

Move with your regiment, except two companies, by forced march to Columbia. Leave two companies at Reynolds’. A large force of rebel cavalry attacked Murfreesborough this morning and threatened Franklin and Columbia bridges. Report to General Negley at Columbia.

D. C. BUELL.