Letter
Dabney H. Maury to B. S. Ewell, August 13, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
Mobile, August 13, 1863.
Col. B. S. EWELL, Assistant Adjutant-General :
COLONEL: Please inform General Johnston that I have received such reports of movements of vessels about Ship Island, and of rumors from New Orleans, as induce me to think the enemy is perhaps preparing to attack Mobile.
It will be prudent, therefore, either to increase this garrison, if compatible with other interests of the service, or to place troops in such position as will insure my receiving timely re-enforcements.
I applied some time ago for the return of the garrison detached from here last spring to re-enforce General Bragg’s army, but unless required by an immediate emergency the War Department does not think those troops can be spared.
very respectfully, yours,
DABNEY H. MAURY,
Major-General.
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Mobile. Summary: Major-General Dabney H. Maury warns of potential enemy attacks near Mobile and requests reinforcements or strategic troop placements to ensure timely defense during the Civil War.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 26, Part 1
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