Order

J. H. Hammond to Hpgrs. Central Division Of The Mississippi, July 7, 1862

Author

J. H. Hammond

Recipient

Hpgrs. Central Division Of The Mississippi

Date

July 7, 1862

Type

Order

July 7, 1862.

No. 111. } Moscow, July 7, 1862.

Brig. Gen. J. W. Denver will guard the main road west. Brig. Gen. M. L. Smith will keep one regiment on guard at Ammon’s Bridge, over Wolf River, between Moscow and La Grange, to be relieved as he may judge best.

Colonel McDowell, commanding Second Brigade, will guard the railroad, as before the march to Coldwater.

Major Taylor, chief of artillery, will designate a section of artillery to report to General Smith for duty at Ammon’s Bridge.

By order of Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman:

Assistant Adjutant- General.

Trenton, Tenn., July 8, 1862.

Capt. M. ROCHESTER,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Columbus, Ky. :

CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit the following report of the work

done by the troops under your command on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: J. H. Hammond issues special orders assigning brigades and artillery to guard key roads and railroad points in Tennessee, reporting troop activities on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad during the Civil War.

Topics

1862 Civil War Field Reports Military Correspondence Military Operations

Sources

The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1 View original source ↗