The
Online Archive of ORs: (CS) Orders for Col. Howard and the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry
War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
Series 1, Volume 16, Part 2, Page 743
KNOXVILLE, TENN.,
August 4, 1862.
Lieut. Col. JAMES H. HOWARD,
Commanding Cavalry, Athens, Tenn.:
You will proceed with your command without delay and report to Brig. Gen. N. B. Forrest wherever he may be.
J. F. BELTON,
Assistant Adjutant- General.