Letter
Cyrus Bussey to A. Blocki, September 4, 1864
Little Rock, Ark.
Little Rock, Ark., September 4, 1864.
Col. J. F. RITTER, rf First Missouri Cav., Comdg. Third Brig., First Div.: CoLONEL: You will send at once all the available cavalry of your command to the camp of the Third Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, keeping out scouts on all the roads and reporting to these headquarters any information that may be obtained in reference to movements of the enemy.
By order of Brig. Gen. C. Bussey:
A. BLOCKI,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
LITTLE Rock, September 4, 1864.
Two women, wives of Arkansas soldiers, came in last night from the
Assistant Adjutant-General.
LITTLE Rock, September 4, 1864.
Two women, wives of Arkansas soldiers, came in last night from the
other side of the Saline. They say Price is moving his whole force in
this direction, and they said that they were bound for Little Rock.
They saw Price and Fagan in their camp, which occupied three-fourths
of a mile on both sides of the road. They declared that they would
this direction, and they said that they were bound for Little Rock.
They saw Price and Fagan in their camp, which occupied three-fourths
of a mile on both sides of the road. They declared that they would
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Little Rock, Ark.. Summary: Brig. Gen. C. Bussey orders Col. Ritter to deploy all available cavalry for reconnaissance and defense against Confederate forces under Price advancing toward Little Rock in 1864.
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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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