Letter

Jno. A. Rawlins to Sullivan, December 6, 1862

Author

Jno. A. Rawlins

Recipient

Sullivan

Date

December 6, 1862

Type

Letter

Oxford, Miss., December 6, 1862.

Maj. Gen. J. B. MCPHERSON, Commanding Center :

You will put the division you have at Waterford in the best possible condition for defense and the comfort of the men, and leave it where it is for the present, instructing commanding officer to collect as much forage and supplies as possible from the surrounding country as far out as it is practicable to obtain it.

By order of Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant:

Assistant Adjutant-Generat.
CoRINTH, MIss., December 6, 1862.
General SULLIVAN:
If that command works south informme. Roddeyâs whole force is 10
miles east of me and on the move; it may be that the two intend to make
a junction. My cavalry are all out east toward the river; am inclined
to think they will be able to drive Roddey back.

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Oxford, Miss.. Summary: John A. Rawlins orders Major General McPherson to fortify and supply the Waterford division while informing General Sullivan of enemy movements and cavalry operations near Corinth, Mississippi in 1862.

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 ↗