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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 3: military operations in Missouri and Kentucky. (search)
verted. Then followed some transparent chicanery on the part of the conspirators, to deceive the people and defend Confederate honor. Walker, the Secretary of War, ordered Polk to withdraw his troops from Kentucky, while Davis, his superior, telegraphed to the same officer in approval of his movement--The necessity justifies the act. This was denied by some of the partisans of Davis. I have before me an autograph letter, written by Nash H. Burt to Governor Harris, dated at Nashville, September 6, 1S61, in which he says: The following dispatch is received this morning, dated Union City, 12 P. M., Sept. 5, 1861, directed to Governor Harris:-- On last evening I had the honor of telegraphing to you the necessity I had been under, of seizing the town: of Columbus in advance of the enemy, who had already taken all the preparatory measures to do so. On this. evening I received from his honor the Secretary of War, an order to withdraw the troops from Kentucky; but while issuing the