William E. Hobson to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-01-04
- Date of Creation
- January 4, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1863-1867
- Box / Folder
- BR5-107
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-003-0057
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32202796
Citation
William E. Hobson to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-01-04, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1863-1867, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-003-0057 (January 20, 2026).
Headquarters Provost Marshal,
THIRD DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY.
Bowling Green,
To his Exellency
Thos E Bramlett Gov Ky
Deire Sir
It affords me great pleasure to enclose you my Official Report of the conduct of my Regt, in the late engagments in East Tenn, also a map representing the country from London to Knoxville. My Regt distinguished itself with honor, in two engagements, they bore the brunt of the battle, many of them fell killed and wounded. The command of the 2nd Brigade devolved on me, I covered the retreat of Genl Burnsides Army to Knoxville. Herewith find a discription of the engagements as published in the Journals of the
I have the honor to be very respectfully
Your obdt Servt
Wm E Hobson Col
13th Ky Vol Infty