Letter
Eugene A. Carr to ANDREWS, Devall's Bluff, September 2, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF LITTLE ROCK,
Little Rock, Ark., September 2, 1864.
General ANDREWS, Devall’s Bluff: General Steele will request the gun-boat to go up the river again. If it goes, send all the infantry you can, with a section of artillery.
Order them to go as far up the river as possible, and then land and march on Augusta unless they learn from General West that the enemy is somewhere else, in which case they must march on the enemy; 1,200 infantry can beat all of Shelby’s force. Let them take a party of cavalry to land and communicate with General West. Send also a party of cavalry, twenty-five or fifty strong, as soon as it is ascertained that the boats will go to find General West and. notify him of what is doing.
By order of Brig. Gen. E. A. Carr:
C. H. DYER,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Hpqrs. SECOND DIVISION, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS,
Deval's Bluff, September 2, 1864—6.45 p.m.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Hpqrs. SECOND DIVISION, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS,
Deval's Bluff, September 2, 1864—6.45 p.m.
Capt. C. H. DYER,
Assistant Adjutant-General, Little Rock:
Assistant Adjutant-General, Little Rock:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Little Rock, Ark.. Summary: General Carr orders General Andrews to send infantry and artillery upriver to march on Augusta or engage the enemy, coordinating with General West and using cavalry for communication and reconnaissance.
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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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