Letter
C. R. Thompson to Brigadier General Stanley, October 5, 1862
Oorinth, October 5, 1862.
Brigadier-General STANLEY, Commanding Division :
You had better take the nearest northern road. I will send you a guide. McKeanâs halt appears to have interfered with our movements. Advance rapidly, and when you halt close in mass; get out of the road if possible. Overtake McPherson if you can; nothing heard from him. Tell your advance guard to get the names of all the houses on the road, and when you write date your dispatch from the house, and side of the road it is on.
By order of Major-General Rosecrans :
Acting Aide-de-Camp.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Oorinth. Summary: C. R. Thompson instructs Brigadier General Stanley to advance rapidly via the nearest northern road, coordinate with McPherson, and gather detailed location information for dispatches during the 1862 Mississippi campaign.
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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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