Washington, October 27, 1862. Major-General WRIGHT, Cincinnati, Ohio: All available troops in Illinois should be immediately sent down the Mississippi, reporting first to General Grant, at Columbus, and if not…
Jackson, Tenn., October 26, 1862. General H. W. HALLEOK, Washington, D. C.: You never have suggested to me any plan of operations in this department, and as I do not…
Jackson, Tenn., October 25, 1862. Major-General McPHERSON, Bolivar, Tenn. : GENERAL: Your dispatch received. I have dispatched Hamilton to hold his treops in readiness, with three daysâ provisions in haversacks,…
Jackson, Tenn., October 25, 1862. General C. 8S. HAMILTON, Corinth, Miss. : General Quinby will probably be in Corinth to-morrow, and General Dodge as soon as relieved by General Davies.…
Washington, October 23, 1862. Major-General ROSECRANS, Corinth, Miss. : You will immediately repair to Cincinnati, where you will receive orders. Telegraph your arrival. Go with the least possible delay. H.…
October 22, 1862. THIRD DIv. OF THE DIST. OF WEST TENN., Corinth, Miss., October 22, 1862. Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War, Washington : I have the honor to…
October 21, 1862. October 21, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Corinth, Miss. : Colonel Dickey, accredited by General Grant as chief of cavalry, represented the regiments to whom I…
Washington City, D. C., October 21, 1862. Major-General ROSECRANS. Corinth : Your requisitions of cavalry arms are filled and are on the way to you. The endrmous demand for arms…
ROSECRANSâ HEADQUARTERS, October 21, 1862. October 21, 1862â10.30 p. m. General GRANT, Jackson: My sending away paroled prisoners to Benton Barracks was in conformity with previous custom, and in supposed…
CONFIDENTIAL. } WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City, October 21, 1862. Ordered, That Major-General McClernand be, and he is, directed to proceed to the States of Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, to organize…