Letter
James M. True to H. Binmore, August 18, 1863
La Grange, Tenn.
La Grange, Tenn., August 18, 1863.
Lieut. Col. H. BINMORE, Assistant Adjutant-General, Memphis, Tenn. :
Sir: I am ready to move immediately. The regiments of my brigade are stationed, Sixty-second Illinois at La Grange, Twenty-seventh Iowa at Moscow, Fiftieth Indiana at Collierville, and Fortyninth Illinois at Germantown. Can I not retain Vaughn’s battery in my brigade ?
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES M. TRUE,
Colonel, Commanding Brigade.
5 R R—VOL XXX, PT III
Colonel, Commanding Brigade.
5 R R—VOL XXX, PT III
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: La Grange, Tenn.. Summary: James M. True requests permission to retain Vaughn's battery within his brigade as he prepares to move his regiments stationed across Tennessee in August 1863.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 30, Part 1
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