Letter
R. R. Livingston to Callender, April 25, 1863
Saint Louis, Mo.
Saint Louis, Mo., April 25, 1863.
Colonel CALLENDER, Commanding Arsenal, Saint Louis, Mo.:
COLONEL: I am directed by the general commanding district to notify you that I take command of the troops going to re-enforce Oape Girardeau, and that you will, without delay, ship the regiment you send from the arsenal on board of steamer conveying this letter to you, and now lying at the wharf of the arsenal.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
R. R. LIVINGSTON,
Colonel First Regiment Nebraska Infantry,
Commanding Troops en route to Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Colonel First Regiment Nebraska Infantry,
Commanding Troops en route to Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Saint Louis, Mo.. Summary: Colonel R. R. Livingston orders Colonel Callender to promptly embark a regiment from the St. Louis arsenal onto a steamer reinforcing Cape Girardeau during the Civil War.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 22, Part 1
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