Letter
M. M. Kimmel to and Assistant Adjutant-General, October 1, 1862
Oamp near Pocahontas, October 1, 1862.
General PRICE:
The major-general commanding directs that you at once send heavy details to repair the bridge at Pocahontas over the Hatchie. They will work night and day until completed. The lumber is in the town and quartermaster will furnish all necessary material.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.
GENERAL ORDERS, cars AND INSPECTOR GENERAL’S OFFICE,
No. 73. Richmond, Va., October 1, 1862.
I. The State of Mississippi and that part of Louisiana east of the
Mississippi River is constituted a separate military department, the
command of which is assigned to Maj. Gen. John C. Pemberton.
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Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Oamp near Pocahontas. Summary: Major M. M. Kimmel orders immediate heavy labor details to repair the Pocahontas bridge over the Hatchie River using available lumber and quartermaster supplies during the Civil War.
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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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