HDQRS. FIRST
DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIO,
Somerset, Ky.,
January 24, 1862.
Surg. D. B. CLIFF:
The general
commanding the division grants you permission to accompany the remains of
General Zollicoffer and Lieut. Bailie Peyton to Louisville, Ky. Transportation
for this purpose will be furnished you from the quartermaster's department. An
escort of 1 sergeant and 6 men will be detailed to accompany you as far as
Lebanon, Ky., and a transportation pass over the railroad to Louisville.
Upon your arrival at
Louisville you will at once report in person to General D. C. Buell, commanding
the Department of the Ohio, and, with his consent, can proceed to Nashville
with the remains.
Very respectfully,
your obedient servant,.
GEO. E. FLYNT,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
SOURCE: The
War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and
Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 7 (Serial No. 7), p. 565
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