Letter
Goddard to Brigadier-General McKean, October 5, 1862
Corinth, October 5, 1862.
Brigadier-General _MCKEAN, Commanding Division:
Am coming out to Chewalla with car-load of water. No news from any of you for several hours. Ord has been heavily engaged with the enemy at Davisâ Bridge. We must push on as lightly as possible. Baggage has, I understand, interfered with your progress, which certainly has not been remarkable. We must push ahead as soon as the men get a little rest, and be with them by daylight. Send messengers to Chewalla reporting your position.
By order of Major-General Rosecrans :
0. GODDARD,
First Lieut. Twelfth Infty. Ohio Vols., Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen.
(Generals Davies, Stanley, Hamilton, and McPherson furnished with
copies of above.)
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Corinth. Summary: Goddard instructs Brigadier-General McKean to expedite movement toward Chewalla with minimal baggage, report positions via messengers, and prepare to support Ord's engagement at Davis Bridge.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1
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