Letter
Cc. C. Washburn to William Crooks, September 10, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF WEST TENNESSEE,
Memphis, Tenn., September 10, 1864.
Col. WILLIAM CROOKS, Commanding District, Helena:
CoLONEL: Yours of the 5th to Major Morgan is received. My troops are all gone, and I have scarcely enough for the defense of this city. I would gladly send you help if I could do so, but it is impossible. If the enemy is on his way to Missouri he will not turn aside from the main chance to come into the Mississippi. General Canby has sent up 7,000 troops from below, who are now at mouth of White River.
your obedient servant,
Cc. C. WASHBURN,
Major-General.
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Memphis, Tenn.. Summary: Major-General C.C. Washburn informs Colonel William Crooks that due to troop shortages in Memphis, he cannot send reinforcements to Helena, while noting enemy movements and reinforcements at the White River.
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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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