Letter
J. H. Hammond to Hpqqks. Thirteenth A. C., Dept. Of The Tenn, November 25, 1862
SPECIAL ORDEES, } HEADQUARTERS DISTRIOT OF MEMPHIS,
November 25, 1862.
No. 332. Memphis, November 25, 1862. Maj. Gen. S. A. Hurlbut, having reported at these headquarters, is
assigned to the command of the post of Memphis, and will enter on duty at once.
By order of Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman:
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HpqQks. THIRTEENTH A. C., DEPT. OF THE TENN.,
La Grange, Tenn., November 26, 1862.
Commanding Left Wing, Army in the Field:
GENERAL: You will be prepared to move with your entire command,
except one regiment of McArthur’s division now in charge of contrabands, southward, making Coldwater the first day, by the most easterly
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: J. H. Hammond orders Maj. Gen. S. A. Hurlbut to assume command of Memphis post and instructs Brig. Gen. C. S. Hamilton to prepare for a southward military movement.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1
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