Letter
E. K. Kirby Smith to John C. Pemberton, June 29, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
Shreveport, La., June 29, 1863.
GENERAL:
I send to-day, by stage, in charge of an ordnance officer, 300,000 percussion caps consigned to you.
The garrison at Vicksburg are in a critical condition, and need these caps. AS soon as you receive this communication (should you not have received the telegram sent you on the same subject), you will inform General Walker immediately of the reception of the caps, and that they will be delivered at the point he may designate, to be sent by him by persons floating down the river, to land on the opposite side, or in any other way that he may select to accomplish the purpose of delivering the caps into Vicksburg.
Respectfully, &c.,
E. K. KIRBY SMITH,
LTieutenant-General.
LTieutenant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Shreveport, La.. Summary: E. K. Kirby Smith informs John C. Pemberton of sending 300,000 percussion caps to aid the besieged Vicksburg garrison and instructs coordination for their delivery across the river.
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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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