Letter

D. W. Wear to Alfred Pleasonton, September 1, 1864

SEDALIA

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.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 41, Part 1 View original source ↗