HDQRS., November 13, 1862.

Maj.-Gen. BRECKINRIDGE:

GEN.: The force at Silver Springs is increasing. The enemy crossed another small division at Park House Ferry on a pontoon bridge this morning. They also have a cavalry force of about 800 at Hartsville. I will therefore fall back in the morning to Stone’s River.

I sent five companies last night under Lieut.-Col. Hutcheson to the pike below Silver Springs for the purpose of catching their foraging wagons. He returned this afternoon with a lieutenant and nineteen men belonging to the Fourth Michigan Cavalry.

Col. Duke also went in pursuit of a body of cavalry that were approaching Lebanon and succeeded in chasing them back to within two miles of Silver Springs.

I paroled this afternoon 162 prisoners, including those which were sent to Murfreesborough and returned.

I sent Maj. Breckinridge this afternoon to attack a force of about 300 who were approaching from the direction of Hartsville, but have received no information from him.

My headquarters will be at Stone’s River, but one regiment will remain at Lebanon until the last possible moment.

Very respectfully,

JNO. H. MORGAN, Col., Cmdg. Brigade.

OR, Ser. I, Vol. 52, pt. II, pp. 388-389