Letter

Jno. A. Rawlins to Ulysses S. Grant, December 22, 1862

Author

Jno. A. Rawlins

Recipient

Ulysses S. Grant

Date

December 22, 1862

Type

Letter

Oaford, Miss., December 22, 1862.

Brig. Gen. I. F. QUINBY, Commanding Seventh Division :

You will move from here to-morrow with your command and encamp it in the neighborhood of Lumpkinâs Mill. It is not necessary that this should be done in one day.

General Denver has been ordered to move to Abbeville and there encamp to-morrow night.

By order of Maj. Gen. U. 8. Grant:

Assistant Adjutant-General.
JACKSON, December 22, 1862â7.45.
Major-General GRANT:
Jackson, Humboldt, and Bolivar all right. The rebels are in strong
force all around usâentirely cavalry. I am busy repairing the road
north, and will use all my force to keep it open. Trenton was taken by
Forrest. Our loss, no one killed and but 2 or 3 wounded. All surrendered. The wires are not in order above here.

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Oaford, Miss.. Summary: John A. Rawlins orders troop movements near Lumpkin's Mill and reports Confederate cavalry activity and Union losses, emphasizing efforts to maintain open roads and communication lines in December 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 ↗