Letter
C. Ross Smith to Wesley Merritt, August 10, 1863
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS,
August 10, 1863.
August 10, 1863—7.30 a, m. Brigadier-General MERRITT, You will turn overall the surplus of good horses, after your division is mounted, to General Gregg and General Kilpatrick. You will order Graham’s battery to report to Captain Tidball, with the Artillery Reserve. There was a battery sent BP to relieve it.
C. ROSS SMITH,
Lieutenant-Colonel, and Chief of Staff.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Lieutenant-Colonel C. Ross Smith instructs Brigadier-General Merritt to allocate surplus horses to Generals Gregg and Kilpatrick and to reassign Graham's battery to Captain Tidball with the Artillery Reserve.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 29, Part 1
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