Letter
H. M. Hiller to EWwine, September 5, 1864
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., September 5, 1864.
General EWwine: From Bloomfield and New Madrid I learn that the forces in Dunklin and Pemiscot Counties are under Colonel Clark and Major Smith, and number some 200 or 300. [ have just ordered forces to concentrate at New Madrid, and I will move against them.
H. M. HILLER,
TIieutenant-Colonel, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.. Summary: Lieutenant-Colonel H. M. Hiller informs General EWwine of Confederate forces under Colonel Clark and Major Smith in Dunklin and Pemiscot Counties and orders a concentration at New Madrid to launch an attack.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 41, Part 1
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