HEADQUARTERS, Saint Louis, Mo., April 27, 1863. General ASBOTH : My troops have routed the rebels near Cape Girardeau, and they retreated toward Chalk Bluff. Even asmall additional force at…
Saint Louis, Mo., December 4, 1862. GENERAL: Your dispatch of to-day expressing your regret that I have moved General Steele into Mississippi without authority, and saying, also, ” there must…
Saint Louis, December 4, 1862. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEOK, General-in-Chief: GENERAL: Your telegram inquiring how much force I can furnish for a down-river expedition was illegible until yesterday. I…
Saint Louis, November 6, 1862. Col. J. OC. KELTON, Assistant Adjutant-General : * * 2 * * * * I suppose my force on Saturday next will be about 8,000…