Letter

John A. McClernand to John A. Logan, July 30, 1862

BOLIVAR

General LOGAN, Jackson: You, being on the ground, must determine whether you will re-enforce your guards by railroad or marching on foot. I would adopt the most expeditious way of doing it. Act boldly, but carefully. You say the enemy are in force; cavalry or infantry, or both?

JOHN A. McCLERNAND,

Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: BOLIVAR. Summary: John A. McClernand instructs General Logan to decide the fastest method to reinforce guards against enemy forces and to act boldly yet cautiously.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1 View original source ↗