Letter
E. Kirby Smith, August 1, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
Shreveport, La., August 1, 1863.
GENERAL:
I inclose you a copy of a telegram received this morning from Brig. Gen. P. O. Hébert.t
You will observe a movement against Red River is reported to be in contemplation by the enemy.
You will make such disposition of your troops as to be ready to meet such a movement if it should be made.
I have the honor to be, general, your most obedient servant,
E. KIRBY SMITH,
Lieutenant-General.
[AveustT 1, 1863.—For orders directing Brigadier-General Tappan
to proceed with his brigade from Monroe, La., to Pine Bluff, Ark., see
Lieutenant-General.
[AveustT 1, 1863.—For orders directing Brigadier-General Tappan
to proceed with his brigade from Monroe, La., to Pine Bluff, Ark., see
*At Montgomery, Ala. t Not found.
132 W. FLA., 8. ALA., S. MISS., L. A., TEX., N. MEX. [Cuar. XXXVIIL
132 W. FLA., 8. ALA., S. MISS., L. A., TEX., N. MEX. [Cuar. XXXVIIL
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Shreveport, La.. Summary: Lieutenant-General E. Kirby Smith instructs a general to prepare troops to counter a potential Union movement against the Red River during the Civil War in August 1863.
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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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