Order
Cc. C. Washburn, September 1, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DISTRIOT OF WEST TENNESSEE,
Memphis, Tenn., September 1, 1864.
GENERAL: You will order Brig. Gen. J. A. Mower, commanding First Division, Sixteenth Army Corps, to embark the effective force of his division upon transports now lying at the levee, with ten days’ rations and forage and a full supply of ammunition, and move with the least possible delay to Devall’s Bluff, on White River, and re-enforce that post, reporting to Major-General Steele. As soon as the emergency is over, and the troops supposed to be now assailing General Steele are driven back, General Mower, with his command, will report back here, unless he shall receive orders to the contrary. I am, general,
your obedient servant,
Cc. C. WASHBURN,
Major-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS, Hpgrs. First Diy., 16TH ARMY CORPS,
No. 124. } Memphis, Tenn., September 1, 1864.
Major-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS, Hpgrs. First Diy., 16TH ARMY CORPS,
No. 124. } Memphis, Tenn., September 1, 1864.
The brigade commanders of this division will have their commands
ready to embark on boats to-night. The camps will remain standing.
No men will be left behind except those who are sick or convalescent,
and they will be examined by brigade surgeons, whose decision only
ready to embark on boats to-night. The camps will remain standing.
No men will be left behind except those who are sick or convalescent,
and they will be examined by brigade surgeons, whose decision only
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Memphis, Tenn.. Summary: Major-General C.C. Washburn orders Brig. Gen. J.A. Mower to rapidly deploy his division from Memphis to reinforce Devall's Bluff against Confederate threats during the Civil War.
Topics
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 41, Part 1
View original source ↗