Summary:
Confederate General John Morgan writes the commanding general at Staunton to request reinforcements during July, 1864.

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Maj. Gen. JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE
(To be forwarded by commander at post, Staunton, Va.):

ABINGDON,

July 26, 1864.

The detachment of Vaughn's brigade ordered by you to Winchester is very much needed here at present for the defense of the country. The enemy are reported advancing from Knoxville. These troops occupy my extreme front, and I respectfully request that I may be permitted to retain them for a short time.

JOHN H. MORGAN,
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. 71, Pages 601, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.