Letter
C. L. Stevenson to Infantry Cavalry. Artillery. Fopdlaes, December 31, 1862
December 31, 1862.
December 31, 1862. Colonel MORRISON, Atde-de-Camp :
COLONEL: I have granted the enemy a truce of four hours, commencing at 1 p. m., to enable them to bury their dead. I am, respectfully,
your obedient servant,
Major-General, Commanding.
Abstract from Monthly Return of the troops in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, commanded by Lieut. Gen. J. C. Pemberton, for Desmuler. 1862
Present for duty. 4 B
3 be
Infantry Cavalry. Artillery. Fopdlaes
Troops. ° Sina
4 g & ae
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General C. L. Stevenson grants a four-hour truce on December 31, 1862, to allow enemy forces to bury their dead during the Civil War in the Mississippi and East Louisiana theater.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1
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