RICHMOND, September 13, 1861.
Governor HARRIS, Nashville, Tenn.:
Movement to Columbus
was reported to me as a defensive measure, rendered necessary by the descent of
Federal troops. As a necessity it was sanctioned. If they can be safely
withdrawn, it would conform to my declared policy of respect for the neutrality
of Kentucky. General A. S. Johnston has been directed to confer with you at
Nashville. Security to Tennessee and other parts of the Confederacy is the
primary object. To this all else must give way.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A
Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies,
Series I, Volume 4 (Serial No. 4), p. 190
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