Order

J. H. Hammond to Salem. It looks as if Van Dorn was trying to effect a lodgment on the, September 29, 1862

Author

J. H. Hammond

Recipient

Salem. It looks as if Van Dorn was trying to effect a lodgment on the

Date

September 29, 1862

Type

Order

SPECIAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION,

September 29, 1862.

No. 255. Memphis, September 29, 1862.

Brigadier-Gencral Denver will detach one regiment of his brigade and & section of artillery to proceed by river to Randolph and bring away the six guns reported as being at that point abandoned by the

rebels. These guns will be either brought away or rolled into deep water of the river.

The officers in command of this detachment will attack any body of guerrillas found at that place or in the neighborhood. The assistant quartermaster, Captain Fitch, will provide a suitable steamboat for the expedition.

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

Assistant Adjutant-General.

CoRINTH, Miss., September 30, 1862.

Major-General HALLEOK, General-in-Ohief :

Price is now at Ripley, Van Dorn at Somerville, and Villepigue at

Mississippi above Memphis. Threatened at all other points, I cannot

send out forces to drive him away. If Helena troops could now be

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: J. H. Hammond reports Confederate movements near Salem and requests reinforcements to counter Van Dorn's attempt to secure a strategic position on the Mississippi River above Memphis.

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 ↗