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17,141 lettersSaint Louis Saint Louis, September 1, 1864. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, Washington, D. C.: The arms are wanted for organizations under Order 107, of this department, for local defense,…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRIOT OF WEST TENNESSEE, Memphis, Tenn., September 1, 1864. GENERAL: You will order Brig. Gen. J. A. Mower, commanding First Division, Sixteenth Army Corps, to embark the effective force…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF LITTLE ROCK, Little Rock, Ark., September 1, 1864—8 p.m.. COMMANDING OFFICER, Post of Lewisburg : General West’s command is across White River below Jacksonport. If Shelby wants…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF LITTLE ROCK, Little Rock, Ark., September 1, 1864. COMMANDING OFFICER, Brownsville, Ark. : The brigadier-general commanding directs me to say that General West intends to cross White…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF LITTLE ROOK, Little Rock, Ark., September 1, 1864. Colonel MORRISON: COLONEL: It has been intimated to General Steele that the rebels may make a raid into Little…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF LITTLE ROCK, Little Rock, Ark., September 1, 1864. GENERAL: I am directed by the brigadier-general commanding to say to you that it has been intimated to General…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF WEST TENNESSEE, Memphis, Tenn., September 1, 1864. Col. WILLIAM CROOKS, Commanding District of Eastern Arkansas, Helena: COLONEL: Yours of 30th and 31st ultimo received this morning.* The…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS, &¢., Little Rock, Ark., September 1, 1864. Maj. Gen. E. R. S. CANBY, (Care of commander of gun-boat fleet, mouth of White River.) GENERAL: Citizens report…
DONALDSONVILLE DONALDSONVILLE, September 1, 1864. (Received 10 a. m.) Maj. G. B. DRAKE, Assistant Adjutant-General: All quiet here this morning. Colonel Sypher reports the following from Plaquemine: A flag of…
HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES, Brazos Santiago, Tex., September 1, 1864. Maj. GEORGE B. DRAKE, Assistant Adjutant-General, Dept. of the Gulf: Masor: I have the honor to report to you that…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 27, 1864. July 27, 1864. COLONEL: General Gracie thinks the enemy have abandoned the design of pushing sap-roller No. 1 farther forward, as they have placed…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 26, 1864. COLONEL: General Gracie reports that the enemy were unusually quiet yesterday; about dark they opened their mortars, but without inflicting much damage. Our picket-fire…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 25, 1864. COLONEL: General Gracie reports that the enemy’s sap-roller No. 2 advanced eight feet last night. He kept up a fire upon it, but says…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 24, 1864. COLONEL: The enemy have been very quiet during the past twentytour hours. General Gracie has kept the enemy from advancing their sap-rollers. Colonel McAfee,…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 23, 1864. CoLONEL: Nothing unusual has occurred along the line during the past twenty-four hours. General Gracie kept up such a brisk fire upon the enemy…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 22, 1864. July 22, 1864. COLONEL: Nothing unusual has occurred along the lines since last report. The trenches are reported to be in good condition again;…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 21, 1864. COLONEL: No change has been observed on the part of the enemy since last report; the sharpshooting slackened yesterday, but toward night became as…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 20, 1864. COLONEL: General Gracie reports that the enemy attempted to throw hand-grenades into his trenches, which fell fitteen yards short. He thinks that wooden mortars…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 19, 1864. CoLONEL: Nothing unusual has occurred along the lines since last report. Sharpshooting and shelling was quite brisk yesterday; General Gracie’s pickets got the best…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 18, 1864. COLONEL: No movement has been made by the enemy since last report. The enemy were unusually quiet yesterday until about 7 p. m., when…