Letter
S. E. Graves to C. H. Dyer, September 1, 1864
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 River at Grand Glaize. Shelby may come in behind him. Keep scouts well out and have everything in readiness
to receive him. S. E. GRAVES, Captain and Acting Aide-de-Camp. OPERATOR: Please send a copy of the above dispatch to Brig. Gen. C. C. Andrews, Devall’s Bluff.
Your obedient servant,
S. E. GRAVES,
Captain and Acting Aide-de-Camp.
Hpagrs. SECOND DIVISION, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS,
Devall's Bluff, September 1, 1864—7.30 p.m.
Captain and Acting Aide-de-Camp.
Hpagrs. SECOND DIVISION, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS,
Devall's Bluff, September 1, 1864—7.30 p.m.
Capt. C. H. DYER,
Assistant Adjutant-General, Little Rock, Ark.:
General Carr's dispatch of 6.30 p. m. just received. It is impossible
to spare a man of cavalry. It was as much as I could do to get sixty
Assistant Adjutant-General, Little Rock, Ark.:
General Carr's dispatch of 6.30 p. m. just received. It is impossible
to spare a man of cavalry. It was as much as I could do to get sixty
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Little Rock, Ark.. Summary: Captain S. E. Graves informs C. H. Dyer of General West's planned crossing of White River at Grand Glaize and instructs readiness and scouting to counter Shelby's movements during the Civil War.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 41, Part 1
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