Letter
Cadwallader C. Washburn to William Crooks, September 1, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF WEST TENNESSEE,
Memphis, Tenn., September 1, 1864.
Col. WILLIAM CROOKS, Commanding District of Eastern Arkansas, Helena: COLONEL: Yours of 30th and 31st ultimo received this morning.* The ammunition will be sent in the morning. I also send in the morning a force of 4,000 men under Major-General Mower to cut his way to Devall’s Bluff. I also cross in the morning a force of 2,000 cavalry into Arkansas, who will march directly to Clarendon and co-operate with Mower’s force. They will operate as a protecting force to Helena. I send two small steamers up the Saint Francis River to ferry the cavalry across that stream. I am, colonel, your servant,
C. C. WASHBURN,
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Memphis, Tenn.. Summary: Major-General Washburn informs Colonel Crooks of troop movements and ammunition shipments to support operations in Arkansas, including sending 4,000 men under General Mower and 2,000 cavalry to secure key locations.
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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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