The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of ORs: (US) Maj.-Gen. D. C. Buell to Gen. Negley - July 22, 1862
War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
Series 1, Volume 16, Part 2, Page 199
HEADQUARTERS,
Huntsville, July 22, 1862.
General NEGLEY,
Columbia:
Don’t confine your cavalry to mere defense; put a little life into it and destroy the marauding bands that hover about you.
D. C. BUELL.