Letter
Lieutenant-General Smith to Jean J.A.A. Mouton, May 14, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
Shreveport, May 14, 1863.
Brigadier-General MouToN, Commanding Cavalry Force, Niblet’s Bluff:
GENERAL: Information having reached these headquarters that your command has been increased by two regiments of cavalry and a battery of light artillery, you are directed to attack the enemy’s flank and rear in the direction of Opelousas, and to harass him continually.
By command of Lieutenant-General Smith:
W. R. BOGGS,
Brigadier-General, and Chief of Staff.
Hpaqrs. Dist. oF TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, AND ARIZONA,
Brigadier-General, and Chief of Staff.
Hpaqrs. Dist. oF TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, AND ARIZONA,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Shreveport. Summary: Lieutenant-General Smith orders Brigadier-General MouToN to use his reinforced cavalry and artillery to attack the enemy's flank and rear near Opelousas and conduct continuous harassment.
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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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