Letter
Frederick Steele to Edward R. S. Canby, September 1, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS, &¢.,
Little Rock, Ark., September 1, 1864.
Maj. Gen. E. R. S. CANBY,
(Care of commander of gun-boat fleet, mouth of White River.) GENERAL: Citizens report that Shelby was moving toward Maguire’s operate with General West. I ordered Colonel Moore up from Saint Charles with his command with the intention of sending him up White River to cut off Shelby and capture his camp of conscripts at Jacksonport, but he did not obey the order. He has never reported to me.
Very respectfully,
F. STEELE,
Major-General.
SPECIAL oS Hpqrs. DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS,
No. 209. Little Rock, Ark., September 1, 1864.
Major-General.
SPECIAL oS Hpqrs. DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS,
No. 209. Little Rock, Ark., September 1, 1864.
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V. I. The Forty-seventh Iowa Infantry is hereby relieved from duty in
this department and will proceed to Davenport, Lowa, the place of
original muster and rendezvous, and report to the superintendent of
V. I. The Forty-seventh Iowa Infantry is hereby relieved from duty in
this department and will proceed to Davenport, Lowa, the place of
original muster and rendezvous, and report to the superintendent of
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Little Rock, Ark.. Summary: Major General Steele informs General Canby of disobedience by Colonel Moore, who failed to execute orders to intercept Shelby's forces near White River during the 1864 Arkansas campaign.
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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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