September 21, 1861: Report of Assistant Adjutant-General Oliver Greene to Brigadier-General L. Thomas on the state of affairs in the Department of the Cumberland.

General: I am instructed by General Anderson to report to you that there are now in the field at Rolling Fork Bridge, on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, nearly 2,500 men, 1,800 of whom are very reliable troops, of Colonel Rousseau's command. The remainder are Home Guards, and are of but little value, lacking very much in discipline, organization, and equipment. The Forty-ninth Ohio Regiment, Col. W. H. Gibson, arrived here to-day from Cinncinati, and will shortly proceed to Rolling Fork Bridge. A detachment of 200 Fifteenth Infantry recruits, under command of Capt. P. T. Swaine, Fifteeneth Infantry, have also arrived, and will to-day proceed to join forces already at the bridge. Two regiments are telegraphed as ready to leave Indianapolis for here as soon as transportation can be secured. Two regiments were telegraphed as ready to come from here also, if they could be supplied with arms. They were telegraphed to come and arms would be furnished. Other regiments are expected and detachments of men are being collected all over the State of Kentucky, so that in a day or two we shall outnumber the rebels, and in the mean time the general thinks he is sufficiently strong to prevent any further advance on their part. The general instructs me to again request that you will order Captain Gilbert's company to his department from Saint Louis. He considers it almost absolutely indispensible that he should have a company of regular infantry here - at present at least. He has now no means of enforcing his order in the city.

I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Oliver D. Greene,
Assistant Adjutant-General