June 25, 1863 – Skirmish at Guy’s Gap

See June 25, 1863—Skirmish at (Old) Fosterville.

No circumstantial reports filed.

HDQRS. UNITED STATES FORCES, Ransom’s Farm, Guy’s Gap, Tenn., June 27, 1863—4.20 p. m.

GEN.: We have carried Guy’s Gap; met with no resistance to speak of. Our advance has reached the fortifications at Shelbyville.

I have ordered the Fifth and Sixth Kentucky Cavalry, with three regiments of infantry, from Murfreesborough to Christiana. I left two regiments, one each of infantry and cavalry, with nine pieces of artillery, at that place this morning.

I have not yet decided whether or not to push on to Shelbyville with the force I have here. I shall make my headquarters at Houston’s Spring, on Webb’s plantation, tonight.

I have not yet decided whether to send Stanley to Fairfield direct by the way of Bellbuckle or around by Millersburg, but shall decide in a few hours.

I did not receive your order to move until 6 o’clock this morning. We have a few prisoners. There were about 400 Confederates at this place this morning.

Will dispatch you again soon, the moment I hear from Shelbyville.

Very respectfully,

G. GRANGER, Maj.-Gen.

OR, Ser. I, Vol. 23, pt. I, pp. 533-534.