Letter
Cyrus Bussey to James F. Dwight, September 3, 1864
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS,
Little Rock, September 3, 1864.
Maj. JAMES F. DWIGHT, Chief of Staff:
Sir: Your instructions in reference to the pickets have been complied with. The One hundred and twelfth and One hundred and thirteenth U.S. Colored Infantry have been ordered to move their camps as directed. I suggest that the commander of the post be instructed to man the rifle-pits on the west side of town. I have not force enough to guard the whole line, and as the post troops are camped on the west side of town they can be more speedily got in position. The infantry of Colonel Salomon’s brigade will man the works from Fort Steele to the river east of town.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
CYRUS BUSSEY,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF LITTLE Rock,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF LITTLE Rock,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Little Rock. Summary: Cyrus Bussey reports compliance with picket instructions, orders relocation of U.S. Colored Infantry camps, and recommends post troops man rifle-pits west of Little Rock due to limited forces.
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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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