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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., East Tennessee and the campaign of Perryville. (search)
, therefore, I gave General Nelson a couple of field-batteries and some experienced cavalry and infantry officers, and sent him to Kentucky to organize such troops as could be got together there to reestablish our communications and operate against Morgan's incursions. On the 18th a guard of a regiment belonging to Grant's command was captured without a show of resistance at Clarksville, For an explanation of the surrender see Vol. XVI., Part I., pp. 862-869, Official Records. Colonel Rodney Mason, 71st Ohio regiment, the commander, had less than 200 effective men. Soon after the surrender the colonel and all the line-officers present were cashiered by order of the President, but this action was subsequently revoked, and they were honorably discharged.--D. C. B. where a considerable quantity of supplies had been deposited for transshipment in consequence of the suspension of navigation by low water in the Cumberland. Upon hearing of Morgan's appearance again on the Cumberland