Henry Binmore to J. C. Veatoh, June 16, 1862

Brig. Gen. J. C. VEATOH, Commanding Second Brigade, Fourth Division :

GENERAL: I am directed by General Hurlbut, commanding division, to accompany Special Orders, No. 107, inclosed,* with instructions as follows:

To take none but the best marching men and as little baggage as possible. At Holly Springs, at 10 o’clock to-morrow morning, General Morgan L. Smith and Dickey’s cavalry will meet you. The brigades coming together will act in concert, the senior officer assuming command.

You will destroy, if it be not already destroyed, an important trestlework which you will find below Holly Springs.

When the object of the expedition is effected the troops will return, each brigade or command under its own leader.

I have the honor to be, general, very respectfully, your obedient