Letter
D. W. Wear to Alfred Pleasonton, September 1, 1864
SEDALIA
SEDALIA, September 1, 1864.
General PLEASONTON, Warrensburg : Forty-two rebels entered Tipton at 6 o’clock this morning. Killed two men; went in direction of Boonville. Reports to me from reliable source place the number at 150 men. They say they will attack Boonville in the morning.
D. W. WEAR,
Tteutenant-Colonel, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: SEDALIA. Summary: Lieutenant-Colonel D. W. Wear reports to General Pleasonton a rebel raid on Tipton killing two men and warns of a possible attack on Boonville the following 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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