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46,149 lettersJACKSON JACKSON, July 27, 1862. Captain DoLuLins, Bolivar: You will advance toward Toone’s Station to meet Major Stewart, who is moving on the Bolivar road to meet you somewhere about…
BOLIVAR BOLIVAR, July 27, 1862. General MCOLERNAND : Most of the cavalry west of us are reported to be moving northwest, toward Estanaula. I am now sending out additional scouting…
BOLIVAR BOLIVAR, July 27, 1862. General MOCLERNAND: My infantry force has just returned safe, but were in sight of 300 cavalry, who kept at a respectful distance. My information as…
HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS, July 27, 1862. General GRANT: Sheridan’s cavalry will attack Ripley from three directions to-morrow morning. If the attack from the south, which have the longest road, is a…
Memphis Memphis, July 25, 1862. Col. JOHN A. RAWLINS, Assistant Adjutant-General, Corinth, Miss. : Sir: On Tuesday evening of last week, at Moscow, Tenn., I received General Grant’s telegraphic dispatch…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, July 25, 1862. July 25, 1862. General U. 8S. GRANT, Corinth: General Morgan has reached Tuscumbia, and halts there, demanding road, if 1t be loaded…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, July 25, 1862. July 25, 1862. General MorGAN, Tuscumbia: Your dispatch does not say where troops were cut off nor where they were. Tt does…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, July 25, 1862. July 25, 1862. General MoPHERSON, Corinth: The following from General Morgan: 1 need 100 wagons in addition to my present regimental wagons.…
GENERAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS, July 24, 1862. No. 62. Memphis, Tenn., July 24, 1862. The following is announced as the stations of the troops in and near Memphis : ; General…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE TENNESSEE, Memphis, Tenn., July 24, 1862. SAMUEL SAWYER, Esq., Union Appeal: DEAR Sie: It is well I should come to an understanding at once with the…
BoLivaR BoLivaR, July 24, 1862. Major-General McCLERNAND: Colonel Leggett moved at dawn this morning. His pickets were driven in last night from La Grange by infantry and cavalry. I have…
Jackson Jackson, July 24, 1862. Colonel NEVINS. You will proceed at once with your command to Lexington, Tenn., and make that place the base of your operations and encamp there…
Memphis Memphis, July 23, 1862. Dr. E. 8. PLUMMER ANI OTHERS, Physicians in Memphis, Signers to a Petition: GENTLEMEN: I have this moment received your communication, and assure you that…
ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS, July 22, 1862. No. 60. } Memphis, Tenn., July 22, 1862. While negroes are employed on public works, fortifications, driving teams, and such public work, they will be…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, July 22, 1862. Respectfully referred to the commanding general. I have ordered the Seventh Kansas Cavalry to join the brigade near Rienzi. G. GRANGER, Brigadier-General, Commanding. SPECIAL…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, CAVALRY DIVISION, Camp near Rienzi, Miss., July 22, 1862. Brig. Gen. GORDON GRANGER, Commanding Cavalry Division : GENERAL: posted the Seventh Kansas at Jacinto yesterday. I do…
HEADQUARTERS, Trenton, July 21, 1862. I have 900 effective cavalry, with the worst guerrilla country to take care of on line of road. All my cavalry are now out, and…
Trenton, Tenn. Trenton, Tenn., July 21, 1862. Capt. M. RoCHESTER, Assistant Adjutant-General, Columbus, Ky. : I have but one report from my calvary parties sent out; that is a rumor…
ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS, July 20, 1862. No. 55. Memphis, Tenn., July 20, 1862. In consequence of the total absence of water fit for man or beast at any point near…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF WEST TENNESSEE, Corinth, July 22, 1862. Respectfully referred to Maj. Gen. H. W. Halleck, with the request that the within suggestions receive early attention. The proper arming…