ORs: (CS) Report of Colonel Wharton - September 27, 1862

War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
Series 1, Volume 16, Part 2, Page 882

HEADQUARTERS FIRST CAVALRY BRIGADE,
High Grove, Ky.,
September 27, 1862—5 p. m.

Maj. GEORGE WILLIAMSON,
Asst. Adjt. Gen., Right Wing, Army of the Mississippi:

MAJOR:
I am just in receipt of circular of this date, ordering me to station a regiment on the Bardstown and Shepherdsville road near Shepherdsville, one at Taylorsville, and to place my main force at this place. I have command of three regiments of cavalry—Texas Rangers, Second Georgia, and Murray’s Tennessee Regiment, and three companies of Kentucky. Four companies of the Second Georgia are near Boston, under Major Whaley. Three companies of the same regiment are absent under orders of Generals Polk and Bragg. Three companies of Murray's regiment were sent to General Bragg yesterday. A company of the Second Georgia is absent, guarding mills. It will be seen from this that eight companies of the Second Georgia and three companies of Murray’s regiment are not now subject to my orders, so that it is impossible for me literally to comply with the order. I have sent all of Murray’s regiment subject to my orders on the Shepherdsville road and 200 Texas Rangers to Taylorsville. I have in camp the remnant of the Second Georgia and of the Texas Rangers, with the three Kentucky companies on picket. As soon as the companies from the Second Georgia and Murray’s regiment report I will dispose of them as ordered, placing one at Taylorsville, one at Shepherdsville road, reserving the Texas Rangers and the three Kentucky companies for the main camp.

Most respectfully, your obedient servant,

JNO A. WHARTON,
Colonel, Commanding First Cavalry Brigade.