Letter
G to Mgrsy, August 11, 1863
CORINTH
CORINTH, August 11, 1863.
Colonel Mgrsy : Have the Ninth Illinois ready to march by noon to-morrow with six days’ rations.
By order of Brig. Gen. G, M. Dodge:
J. W. BARNES,
Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
WINCHESTER, TENN., August 11, 1863—12.30 a. m.
(Received 11.20 a. m.)
Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
WINCHESTER, TENN., August 11, 1863—12.30 a. m.
(Received 11.20 a. m.)
ADJUTANT-GENERAL U.S. ARMY:
Reynolds advanced to Tracy City. No other movement to-day.
Have but one day's forage ahead. Not cars enough to gain rapidly.
Must have five dae ahead to cross mountains. General Burnside
Reynolds advanced to Tracy City. No other movement to-day.
Have but one day's forage ahead. Not cars enough to gain rapidly.
Must have five dae ahead to cross mountains. General Burnside
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: CORINTH. Summary: Brigadier General G. M. Dodge orders Colonel Mgrsy to prepare the Ninth Illinois regiment to march with six days' rations, while General Burnside reports logistical challenges and limited forage during the 1863 campaign.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 30, Part 1
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