Letter
Clinton B. Fisk to O. D. Greene, September 8, 1864
SAINT JOSEPH
SAINT JOSEPH, September 8, 1864.
Col. O. D. GREENE, Assistant Adjutant-General: I understand by General Douglass that the bridges on the North Missouri Railroad are all guarded. I shall give them personal examination to-morrow. I will see that proper guards and stockades are provided. CLINTON B. FISK, Brigadier-General. Saint JOSEPH, Mo., September 8, 1864. Major-General ROSECRANS, Commanding Department of the Missouri: I have the honor to inquire if any of the 107 organizations of this district have been reported to you as cowardly or as having refused to fight bushwhackers?
CLINTON B. FISK,
Brigadier-General.
Not in your district.
W. 8. R[OSECRANS].
Hpgks. THIRTY-FIFTH REGT. ENROLLED Missouri MIL.,
Not in your district.
W. 8. R[OSECRANS].
Hpgks. THIRTY-FIFTH REGT. ENROLLED Missouri MIL.,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: SAINT JOSEPH. Summary: Brigadier-General Clinton B. Fisk reports on the security of North Missouri Railroad bridges and inquires about the combat reliability of local militia against bushwhackers in 1864 Missouri.
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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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