Letter

H. G. Kennett to Tieutenant-Colonel and Chief of Staff, October 8, 1862

October 8, 1862.

October 8, 1862. Brigadier-General MCARTHUR:

If Hurlbut’s division is pushing for Ripley you may follow McPherson by Nolin’s toward Hatchie, where there is water, and pushing to Blackland.

By order of Major-General Rosecrans:

Tieutenant-Colonel and Chief of Staff.

CarRo, ILL., October 8, 1862—10.35 a. m.

General Grant telegraphs me that he wants at least twenty regiments

as soon as they can possibly be got. Governor Yates has not got them

ready to move. Cannot General Curtis or the Governor of Iowa send

some? I have telegraphed General Wright.

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: H. G. Kennett directs troop movements toward Ripley and Hatchie under Major-General Rosecrans and urgently requests additional regiments from Iowa and other commanders to support General Grant.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1 View original source ↗