Jas. B. Mcpherson,] to West Tenn. And Northern Miss. [cuap. Xxix, January 13, 1863
La Grange, Tenn., January 13, 1863.
Brigadier-General LAUMAN, Moscow :
GENERAL: You will immediately move a portion of your command west on the line of the railroad and relieve General Logaunâs division, which is ordered to Memphis. Moscow being one of the most important points to be guarded, you will retain at that place your best brigade, two batteries, and two regiments from one of the other brigades. The remaining six regiments and batteries you can station at La Fayette and Colliersville, as you may think best, in order to cover the railroad and keep the communication between here and Memphis secure. At all the points to be guarded defensive stockades must be constructed to render the command safe against a sudden cavalry dash.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
[JAS. B. MCPHERSON,]
Major-General,
Post Arkansas, January 13, 1863.
Maj. J. H. HAMMOND, esha:
A. A. G., Second Army Corps, Army of the Mississippi :
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