Order

J. H. Hammond to West Tenn. And Northern Miss. Char. Xxix, June 29, 1862

Author

J. H. Hammond

Recipient

West Tenn. And Northern Miss. Char. Xxix

Date

June 29, 1862

Type

Order

June 29, 1862.

No. 107. } Moscow, June 29, 1862.

General Hurlbut will take temporary command of the regiments and detachments of General McClernand’s force at Grand Junction. He will designate one regiment and a section of artillery to guard the Junction. He will also send one regiment and a section of artillery to remain at La Grange. With the balance of his force, leaving behind the sick and those unable to march, he will, with five or six days’ rations and light wagon trains—leaving behind tents and all baggage except the soldiers’ blankets, axes, and intrenching tools and ammunition—march about 2 p. m. of the 30th instant toward Holly Springs, reaching Coldwater by 8 a. m. Tuesday, where he will effect a junction with the Third [Fifth] Division and proceed in concert with it against Holly Springs.

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

Assistant Adjutant- General.

[JUNE 29, 1862.—For General Orders, No. 38, Headquarters Department of the Mississippi, of this date, in reference to mail facilities, see

Series I, Vol. XVI, Part II, p. 74.]

CoRINTH, June 30, 1862—8 a. m.

Secretary of War:

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: General Hurlbut receives orders to temporarily command McClernand’s forces, secure key locations, and advance toward Holly Springs to join forces for a coordinated attack.

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 ↗