Order
George WM. Brent to Braxton Bragg, June 20, 1862
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT,
June 20, 1862.
No. 78 ; Tupelo, June 20, 1862. I. The commander of the forces desires to call the attention of the army to the worthy conduct of Private E. J. Kinney, Company â, Fourth Kentucky Volunteers, in the preservation of public property and army stores at Booneville Station during an attack upon our transportation train at that place by a cavalry force of the enemy on the 30th ultimo. A suitable badge of distinction will be awarded him at some future day, to be announced in orders.
By command of General Bragg :
Acting Ohief of Staff.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: General Bragg commends Private E. J. Kinney for protecting army supplies during an enemy attack at Booneville Station and announces a future award for his actions.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1
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