Order

R. M. Sawyer,] to Edwin M. Stanton, October 30, 1862

SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF CORINTH,

THIRD Div., DEPT. OF THE TENN., No. 5. Oorinth, October 30, 1862. * * * * * * *

II. Brig. Gen. G. M. Dodge, having reported for duty, is assigned to the command of the division lately commanded by Brigadier-General Davies.

By command of Brigadier-General Hamilton:

[R. M. SAWYER,]
Assistant Adjutant-General.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL., October 30, 1862—7 p. m.
Hon. E. M. STanton,
Secretary of War:
Governor Morton’s private secretary inquires when and where to
send troops. Governor Morton is on his way to Washington.
JOHN A. McCLERNAND,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: Brigadier General G. M. Dodge is assigned to command the division formerly led by General Davies, while Governor Morton's secretary requests troop deployment instructions.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1 View original source ↗