Letter
J. F. Meline to Henry H. Sibley, September 6, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHWEST,
Milwaukee, Wis., September 6, 1864.
Brig. Gen. H. H. SIBLEY, Commanding District of Minnesota, Saint Paul:
GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that you join the company of Connecticut cavalry under your command with the companies of the First U. S. Volunteers sent you to-day. You can attach it as a cavalry company, assigning to it such officers as may be necessary to complete the organization for usefulness. Of this you must be the judge. If you have not a sufficient number of horses to mount the company in question you will be able to procure a sufficient supply on the return of Colonel Thomas to Minnesota.
I have the honor to be, general, very respectfully, your obedient
servant
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Milwaukee, Wis.. Summary: Brigadier General Sibley is instructed to integrate a Connecticut cavalry company with First U.S. Volunteers under his command, organizing and mounting it as needed for operational effectiveness.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 41, Part 1
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