Letter
Henry W. Halleck to H. W. Halleok, April 7, 1863
Saint Louis, Mo.
Saint Louis, Mo., April 7, 1863.
Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEOK, General-in-Ohief : General Blunt telegraphs from Leavenworth as follows : Major Ransom, Sixth Kansas, informs me that he has destroyed Hicks’ band of Lee in Jackson County, Missouri, cae AG and hung 2 engaged in the robery of the Sam. Gaty. Also recovered some of the contrabands, and captured 21 of the bushwhuckers’ horses and seven guerrilla camps, with all their equipage, ammunition, &c. SAML, R. OURTIS, Major-General.
204 M. O., ARK., KANS., IND. T., AND DEPT. N W. ([Cuar. XXXIV.
Washington, April 7, 1863. Major-General CurTIs, Saint Louis, Mo. :
Brigadier-General Schofield will report to Major-General Rosecrans, Nashville, Tenn.
By order of Major-General Halleck :
J. C. KELTON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE Missouri,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE Missouri,
Saint Louis, April 7, 1863.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Saint Louis, Mo.. Summary: Major-General Halleck reports the destruction of Hicks' guerrilla band in Jackson County, Missouri, including captures and recoveries, and orders Brigadier-General Schofield to report to Major-General Rosecrans in Nashville.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 22, Part 1
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