Letter
Cadwallader C. Washburn to Joseph A. Mower, September 1, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF WEST TENNESSEE,
Memphis, Tenn., September 1, 1864.
Maj. Gen. Jos. A. MOWER, Commanding First Division, Sixteenth Army Corps: GENERAL:
The object of this move is to re-establish Stecle’s communications and whip and disperse the enemy. As soon as you can be spared with safety you can return here.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
C. C. WASHBURN,
Major-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS, Hpgrs. Min. Div. of West MISSISSIPPI,
No. 119. j New Orleans, La, September 5, 1864,
Major-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS, Hpgrs. Min. Div. of West MISSISSIPPI,
No. 119. j New Orleans, La, September 5, 1864,
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2. The Twentieth Lowa Infantry Volunteers is attached to the Nineteenth Army Corps, The commanding officer will report to MajorGeneral Reynolds for assigument.
3. The Third Maryland Cavalry (dismounted) is hereby detached
from the Nineteenth Army Corps. The commanding officer will report
2. The Twentieth Lowa Infantry Volunteers is attached to the Nineteenth Army Corps, The commanding officer will report to MajorGeneral Reynolds for assigument.
3. The Third Maryland Cavalry (dismounted) is hereby detached
from the Nineteenth Army Corps. The commanding officer will report
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Memphis, Tenn.. Summary: Major General C.C. Washburn directs Major General Jos. A. Mower to re-establish communications at Stecle and defeat enemy forces before safely returning to Memphis.
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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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