Letter
John A. McClernand to Ulysses S. Grant, August 2, 1862
JAOKSON
JAOKSON, August 2, 1862.
General U. S. GRANT: I have swept both sides of the Hatchie from Bolivar to Brownsville on the road to Somerville. The enemy fled precipitately and escaped capture. The force I have on the Hatchie, together with those you are sending and the three regiments here, exclusive of the Eleventh, secures things in these quarters for the present. I will send the Eleventh the * Not found. first opportunity. I have some 300 negroes at work on the fortifications at Bolivar. I will probably return them on Monday. The 2,400 ammunition has not come.
JOHN A. McCLERNAND,
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: JAOKSON. Summary: John A. McClernand reports to U.S. Grant that his forces have cleared the Hatchie area of enemy troops, secured the region, and are awaiting ammunition and reinforcements.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1
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