John Alexander McClernand was an American lawyer, politician, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. He was a prominent Democratic politician in Illinois and a member of the United States House of Representatives before the war. McClernand was firmly dedicated to the principles of Jacksonian democracy and supported the Compromise of 1850.
Cairo, Ill., January 24, 1862. Sig: Being in temporary command of this district, it becomes my duty to submit the following report of the expedition which left Cairo under. orders…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF CAIRO, Cairo, Ill., January 24, 1862. Sig: Being in temporary command of this district, it becomes my duty to submit the following report of the expedition which…
CoRINTH, Miss. CoRINTH, Miss., June 21, 1862. Col. W. W. Lowk, Fort Henry: Act of Congress prevents officers from returning slaves to owners, loyal or disloyal. General Orders, No. 3,…
CoRINTH, Miss. CoRINTH, Miss., June 21, 1862. Col. W. W. Lowk, Fort Henry: Act of Congress prevents officers from returning slaves to owners, loyal or disloyal. General Orders, No. 3,…
Jackson Jackson, June 22, 1862. Maj. Gen. LEw. WALLACE, Commanding Third Division, Memphis, Tenn. : GENERAL: Your dispatch of the 18th instant is received. The absence of further instructions from…
Jackson Jackson, July 5, 1862. Colonel Leggett, commanding at [Grand] Junction and La Grange, informs me that he is actually relieved by a force sent by General] Sherman, and is…
Jackson, Tenn. Jackson, Tenn., July 12, 1862. Assistant Adjutant-General: In obedience to my instructions Colonel Leggett, commanding the third subdivision of my district, has exercised his usual vigilance in the…
BOLIvAR BOLIvAR, July 29, 1862. General LOGAN, Jackson : Let Colonel Hogg proceed carefully in direction of Medon, thence, if possible, toward Denmark, and inquire for and co-operate with Major…
HUMBOLDT HUMBOLDT, July 30, 1862. General LOGAN, Jackson : Are Jackson’s forces between Brackett’s forces, and where, or by the river ? JACKSON, July 30, 1862. G. E. Bryant, Humboldt:…
BOLIVAR BOLIVAR, July 30, 1862. General LOGAN, Jackson: You, being on the ground, must determine whether you will re-enforce your guards by railroad or marching on foot. I would adopt…
JAOKSON JAOKSON, August 2, 1862. General U. S. GRANT: I have swept both sides of the Hatchie from Bolivar to Brownsville on the road to Somerville. The enemy fled precipitately…
October 21, 1862. Steamer Tigress, Milltkenâs Bend, Mississippi River, Jan. 3, 1863. Hon. BE. M. STANTON, Secretary of War: Siz: Notwithstanding your order of October 21, 1862, authorizing the Mississippi…
Springfield, Ill., November 10, 1862. Hon. KE. M. STANTON, Secretary of War: I received your order on the 21st ultimo at Washington to proceed to Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa and…
Springfield, Ill., November 10, 1862. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief : I received the order of the Secretary of War on the 21st ultimo at Washington to proceed to…
Springfield, Iil., December 1, 1862. Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War: When I entered upon the work of forwarding troops from Indiana, Illinois, and lowa, preparatory to the Mississippi…
Springfield, IUl., December 2, 1862. Hon. EB. M. STANTON, Secretary of War: In pursuance of the authority with which you were pleased to vest me, and agreeably to your expressed…
Springfield, Ill., December 12, 1862. His Excellency ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Since my return here on the 25th October last, and receipt of orders to assist the Governors of Illinois, Indiana, and…
Springfield, Ill., December 12, 1862. Hon. BE. M. STANTON, Secretary of War: If the recent victory achieved by our arms at Prairie Grove, Ark., is as decisive as reported, why…
Steamer Tigress, January 5, 1863. Maj. Gen. WILLIAM T. SHERMAN, Commanding, &c.: GENERAL: The following instructions are transmitted for your information. They only give an outline of the movement contemplated…
Steamer Tigress, January 8, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, ~ Oommanding Department of the Frontier, Saint Louis, Mo. : GENERAL: Upon the retirement of the forces under Major-General Shermanâs…
Steamer Tigress, January 8, 1863. Maj. Gen. U. S. GRANT, Commanding Department of the Tennessee : When I arrived at the mouth of the Yazoo River I found that our…
Steamer Tigress, January 8, 1863. Admiral DAvip D. PORTER, Commanding Mississippi Squadron : ADMIRAL: The signal officer to whom you refer has left. I will first. send you word when…
Post Arkansas, January 14, 1863. Commanding Department of the Tennessee: GENERAL: I have all the prisoners embarked for Saint Louis, Mo. My reasons for sending them are these: 1st, I…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Post Arkansas, January 14, 1863. Major-General CURTIS, Commanding Department of the Missouri : GENERAL: I have the honor to inform you of our entire success…