Order
Jno. Withers to John A. Logan, June 8, 1863
SPECIAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GEN.’S OFFICE,
June 8, 1863.
No. 136. Richmond, Va., June 8, 1863. * * * *& * * *
XXII.* Mobile and the country containing the approaches to it, as well as that immediately around it, is constituted a department within the geographical command of General J. E. Johnston. All returns and reports will be made as in other like cases.
By command of the Secretary of War:
JNO. WITHERS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
CANTON, MISss.,
June 9, 1863.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
CANTON, MISss.,
June 9, 1863.
Inform Colonel Logan that his cavalry and yours must continue to
observe and annoy the enemy, keeping as neai him as possible. If
compelled to fall back, do it no faster than may be necessary, and no
farther.
observe and annoy the enemy, keeping as neai him as possible. If
compelled to fall back, do it no faster than may be necessary, and no
farther.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Summary: John Withers orders Colonel Logan to maintain close cavalry surveillance and harassment of the enemy near Mobile, retreating only as necessary during the 1863 campaign.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 26, Part 1
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