Letter
Samuel R. Curtis to Francis J. Herron, April 23, 1863
HEADQUARTERS,
Saint Louis, Mo., April 23, 1863.
General HERRON, Rolla: Remain at Daylight. McNeilis safeat Cape Girardeau. The enemy, it seems to me, must fall back from Fredericktown, as I have pretty strong forces on two sides of him.
SAML. R. CURTIS,
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Saint Louis, Mo.. Summary: Major-General Curtis instructs General Herron to hold position at Daylight, reports McNeilis is safe at Cape Girardeau, and anticipates the enemy retreating from Fredericktown due to encirclement.
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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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