Letter
Hhp. Pratt to Richard Taylor, August 28, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
Shreveport, La., August 28, 1863.
Maj. Gen. RICHARD TAYLOR, Commanding District Western Louisiana, Alexandria :
GENERAL: I am directed by the lieutenant-general commanding to inclose the within telegraphic reports from the operator at Farmersville.* The general desires that you will hurry up your force as fast as possible to meet the enemy, as you have the only available troops at present, The minute-men have been called out to assist in resisting
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
HHP. PRATT,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
[AUGUST 28, 1863.—For Boggs to Magruder, in reference to advance
of the enemy, &c., see Series I, Vol. XXII, Part II, p. 982.]
Assistant Adjutant-General.
[AUGUST 28, 1863.—For Boggs to Magruder, in reference to advance
of the enemy, &c., see Series I, Vol. XXII, Part II, p. 982.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Shreveport, La.. Summary: Hhp. Pratt urges Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor to rapidly advance his troops to confront the enemy, as they are the only available forces in Western Louisiana during August 1863.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 26, Part 1
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