Letter

Jno. A. Rawlins to W. W. Lowe, October 29, 1862

Author

Jno. A. Rawlins

Recipient

W. W. Lowe

Date

October 29, 1862

Type

Letter

Jackson, October 29, 1862.

Brig. Gen. T. 4. DAviEs, Columbus, Ky. :

Send troops from Paducah and from Cairo, if necessary, under com: mand of General Ransom to Eddyville to attack Morgan at Hopkins. ville. Order at the same time all the available forces at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson to co-operate with him. They will act in concert.

You can communicate by telegraph to Paducah and Fort Henry. Have ordered the telegraph operators at these places to remain at their

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

Assistant Adjutant-General.
COLUMBUS, October 29, 1862.
Col. W. W. LowE,
(Or Commanding Officer Forts Donelson and Henry 🙂
You will take what available force you have at Forts Donelson and
Henry and communicate with General Ransom at Paducah, and act in
concert with him, and co-operate with him to attack Morgan with 2,500

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Jackson. Summary: John A. Rawlins orders coordinated troop movements from Forts Donelson, Henry, Paducah, and Cairo under General Ransom to attack Confederate cavalry leader Morgan near Hopkinsville 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 ↗