Letter
Christopher C. Andrews to Ward, September 2, 1864
Devalls Bluff
Devalls Bluff, September 2, 1864.
Colonel WARD, Commanding Fourteenth Wisconsin Infantry :
You will hold your command in readiness to march at a moment’s notice with five days’ rations. Report to these headquarters your effective force.
By order of Brig. Gen. C. C. Andrews:
W. A. MARTIN,
First Lieut., Third Michigan Cavalry, Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen.
Hpagrs. SECoND Division, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS,
Deval's Bluff, Ark., September 2, 1864—7 a.m.
First Lieut., Third Michigan Cavalry, Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen.
Hpagrs. SECoND Division, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS,
Deval's Bluff, Ark., September 2, 1864—7 a.m.
Major WILLCOX:
I wish you to send a scout in the direction of Bayou Des Arc and
Hickory Plains; probably thirty men willanswer. If you can send that
number, or even a little less, I will send them to Des Arc on the Celeste.
I wish you to send a scout in the direction of Bayou Des Arc and
Hickory Plains; probably thirty men willanswer. If you can send that
number, or even a little less, I will send them to Des Arc on the Celeste.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Devalls Bluff. Summary: Brigadier General C. C. Andrews orders Colonel Ward to prepare the Fourteenth Wisconsin Infantry for immediate march with five days' rations and instructs Major Willcox to send a scout toward Bayou Des Arc and Hickory Plains.
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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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