The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 39, In Three Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc. Page: 87
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Cua. LI.] CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION. 87
LEXINGTON, KY., June 8, 1864.
COMMANDING OFFICER,
Paris, Ky. :
Mount Sterling taken last night. Be on the alert. Keep roads well
guarded, and let us know.
W. W. WOODWARD,
Captain and Acting Assistant Adjutant- General.
LEXINGTON, Ky., June 8, 1864.
Lieut. Col. T. B. FAIRLEIGH,
Louisville, Ky. :
Position of main rebel force or of General Burbridge's troops not
known. About 400 rebels at Pine Grove, eleven miles from here. Have
asked Governor Morton to hold one or two regiments in readiness to
move to Louisville. Telegram to Babbitt in your care; please see it
delivered at once.
J. BATES I)ICKSON,
Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.
COVINGTON, KY., June 8, 1864-12 m.
Lieutenant-Colonel FAIRLEIGH,
Louisville, Ky. :
I have just reached here on boat; I came from mouth of Beaver by
order of General Burbridge. General Burbridge was at Pound Gap on
the 5th. The line and railroad is cut between here and Lexington, and
cannot go on as I expected. Collect all the troops you can, and stop
all troops going through Louisville. I do not know the extent of the
raid. General Burbridge reports it 2,500 strong, some infantry. Let
me know what you have.
E. H. HOBSON,
Brigadier- General.
LOUISVILLE, KY., June 8, 1864-10 p. m.
(Received 10.20 a. in. 9th.)
Maj. THOMAS T. ECKERT:
Enemy burned two bridges between Paris and Cynthiana to-day.
Reported to be in force at Pine Grove this evening of 4,000, distant
eleven miles froni Lexington. Operator at Mount Sterling supposed to
be captured.
SAM. BRUCH
CINCINNATI, OHIO, June 8, 1864-9.30 a. nm.
(Received 10.40 a. m.)
Maj. THOMAs T. ECKERT,
Wlashington, D. C.:
Burbridge telegraphed from Eastern Kentucky day before yesterday
that Morgan had entered Kentucky. There are suspicious circumstances
this morning along Kentucky Central Railroad. All our lines are cut,
and trains due at Cynthiana from below now more than an hour behind
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 39, In Three Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc., book, 1892; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154636/m1/87/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.