Title: Army of the Cumberland Quartermaster's Report

Date/Date Range :   1865 May 5

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

In a letter dated 1865 May 5 the chief quartermaster of the Army of the Cumberland, E.B. Carling, sends his annual report for the month of March to his superior, A.J. Mackay. The letter was sent internally from the quartermaster's office located in Nashville, Tenn. The letter concerns the movements of the Army of the Cumberland's 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Cavalry divisions throughout the state of Mississippi.

Call number: MS-2904

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Purchased by Special Collections on 2006 June 8.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item],Army of the Cumberland Quartermaster's Report, MS-2904. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of one folder.

No biographical information is available.

This letter was sent by Chief Quartermaster for the Army of the Cumberland, E.B. Carling, to his superior; Commmander A.J. Mackay, on May 5, 1865. The letter is a late report on the movements of the Cumberland's 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Cavalry divisions through the state of Mississippi for March 1865. He reports that the 1st,2nd, and 4th Cavalry Divisons are well and being commanded by Major General Wilson; while the 3rd is entrenched with General Sherman near Eastport, Mississippi. He reports that there has been no news from the 6th division and that the 7th division was last reported in Western Mississippi, but is not responding to telegrams or written requests for status of men.

• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.