Letter

J. H. Ford to J. H. Steger, September 1, 1864

PLEASANT HILL

Capt. J. H. STEGER, Assistunt Adjutant-General: Lieutenant Spencer has just returned from scout in neighborhood of Chapel Hill and Cold Springs. Reports that no large force of the enemy are concentrating, but small recruiting bands are seen nearly every day. Had I better lay quiet here until to-morrow night?

J. H. FORD,

Colonel, Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF CENTRAL Missouri,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: PLEASANT HILL. Summary: Colonel J. H. Ford reports to Captain J. H. Steger that no large enemy forces are nearby, only small recruiting bands, and requests guidance on whether to remain at Pleasant Hill until the following night.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 41, Part 1 View original source ↗