Letter
Philip H. Sheridan to Edward Asboth, July 1, 1862
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, CAVALEY DIVISION,
July 1, 1862.
General ASBOTH, Rienzi:
GENERAL: The enemy have ten regiments, under General Chalmers. I am still holding them.
I want supports, particularly artillery. Let me have them at once, if it is possible.
I have been cut up some little, but am still strong. Telegraph this to General Granger immediately. I am, sir,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
P. H. SHERIDAN,
Colonel, Commanding Second Brigade, Cavalry Division.
Colonel, Commanding Second Brigade, Cavalry Division.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: P.H. Sheridan requests immediate artillery support from General Asboth to hold off ten enemy regiments under General Chalmers during an 1862 Civil War engagement.
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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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