Letter
Philip H. Sheridan to Edward Asboth, July 2, 1862
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, CAVALRY DIVISION,
Booneville, July 2, 1862.
General ASBOTH, Rienei: GENERAL: I do not wish any farther supports. The enemy have ” skedaddled.” The artillery and infantry have all arrived, for which I am very much obliged, as well as for the forage you are sending. 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. Location: Booneville. Summary: P. H. Sheridan informs General Edward Asboth that enemy forces have retreated and no further support is needed, while expressing gratitude for the arrival of artillery, infantry, and forage.
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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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