Letter
Powell Clayton, March 19, 1863
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH KANSAS REGIMENT,
Camp Vandever, March 19, 1863.
[Commanding Officer District of Eastern Arkansas :]
GENERAL: I have the honor of forwarding to you a communication addressed ” Commanding Officer United States Forces, Helena, Ark..” brought to my camp by a flag of truce, under command of Lieutenant Stevenson, adjutant C.S. Army. I have receipted for said communication, and await further orders. The lieutenant is anxious to return as soon as possible, but I do not feel myself authorized to dismiss him until [hear from you. Will not this flag of truce make it inappropriate for yur scout to start to-morrow ?
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
POWELL CLAYTON,
Colonel, Commanding Regiment.
{Inclosure. ]
Colonel, Commanding Regiment.
{Inclosure. ]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Camp Vandever. Summary: Colonel Powell Clayton reports receipt of a Confederate communication via flag of truce and requests guidance on releasing the Confederate adjutant before a planned scout mission.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 22, Part 1
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