Letter
Cyrus Bussey to J. F. Ritter, September 2, 1864
Tittle Rock, Ark.
Tittle Rock, Ark., September 2, 1864.
Col. J. F. RITTER, Commanding Third Brigade, &ec.:
Sir: You will order all the available cavalry of your command to the camp of the Third Missouri Cavalry, to remain there until to-morrow morning, when, if positive information of the enemy has not been received by the Third Missouri Cavalry, who are in pursuit of the enemy, you will send a scout to Benton.
By order of Brig. Gen. C. Bussey:
A. BLOCKI,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS First Division, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS First Division, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Tittle Rock, Ark.. Summary: Brigadier General C. Bussey orders Colonel J. F. Ritter to consolidate available cavalry at the Third Missouri Cavalry camp and dispatch a scout to Benton if no enemy information is confirmed by morning.
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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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