Letter
L. Stevenson to Jol. J. H. Morrison, January 3, 1863
January 3, 1863.
January 3, 1863. Jol. J. H. MORRISON, Aide-de-Oamp :
COLONEL: The troops are suffering very much in the trenches from the rain. If there is no appearance of the enemy in front can they be drawn back within the lines to their tents, leaving a sufficient picket force in front?
your obedient servant,
0. L. STEVENSON,
Major-General, Oommanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Stevenson requests Colonel Morrison to consider withdrawing troops from exposed trenches to tents due to rain, maintaining only a picket force if the enemy shows no activity.
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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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