Summary:
Confederate General William E. Jones writes Adjutant General Samuel Cooper concerning May, 1864, troop movements. Jones mentions the transfer of General Vaughn's brigade to Staunton.

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Gen. S. COOPER:

Dublin,

May 17, 1864.

I received a telegram from you several days since to order Brig.-Gen. Vaughn's brigade to Staunton as soon as he could be spared from this department. As the condition of our supplies and the absence of a part of his command in North Carolina necessitates still delay in his departure, I respectfully ask to retain these troops for the purpose of reclaiming East Tennessee from the enemy. I fell assured, from the reports made by my scouts, Knoxville and all east of that point can be taken by the troops under my command.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. E. JONES,
Brig.-Gen., Cmdg.

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Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 37, Serial No. 70, Pages 739, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.