Letter
Brigadier-General Brown to Steger, September 4, 1864
SEDALIA
SEDALIA, September 4, 1864.
Captain STEGER,
Assistant Adjutant-General:
I got in last night from a scout. The men that robbed Tipton were eighty-eight strong, commanded by Todd. I found their camp yesterday at Marshall’s Ford on the La Mine; probably left last evening. We had not men enough to attack them.
W. M. ARGO, Lieutenant, &e.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF CENTRAL Missouri, Warrensburg, September 4, 1864.
Why did you give up the pursuit of Todd’s band? Why did you not follow and harass them? An immediate report is desired.
By order of Brigadier-General Brown:
J. H. STEGER,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: SEDALIA. Summary: Brigadier-General Brown orders Captain Steger to explain why he ceased pursuing Todd's 88-strong band of robbers near Marshall's Ford without engaging them.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 41, Part 1
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