Letter
Abert to Edward R. S. Canby, September 7, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
New Orleans, September 7, 1864.
Respectfully forwarded. The request of Col. 8S. B. Holabird is approved. Early action by the commanding general of the military division is respectfully invited. N. P. BANKS, Major-General, Commanding. [Second indorsement. ] Hpqgs. MILITARY DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI, September 7, 1864. E. D. R. 8S. CANBY, Major-General, Commanding. [Third indorsement.] Approved. Major Drake will issue orders as requested within, first submitting them to the major-general commanding.
ABERT.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: New Orleans. Summary: Abert approves and forwards Colonel Holabird's request, instructing Major Drake to issue related orders pending approval from the commanding major-general in the Military Division of West Mississippi.
Topics
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 41, Part 1
View original source ↗