Letter
Samuel R. Curtis to Francis J. Herron, April 25, 1863
Sarmnt Lovis, Mo.
Sarmnt Lovis, Mo., April 25, 1863.
General HERRON: Have things ready to guard railroad well. Where is Weer? Part of the First had better keep on the Springfield road or come to Rolla. I dare not weaken Rolla till I hear more of reported force coming up between Black and Current Rivers. Vandever has moved from Pilot Knob to attack rebels in Fredericktown. All quiet in other parts of the State. SAML. R. CURTIS, Major-General. [DEPARTMENT OF THE Missouri,] April 25, 1863. General BUFORD, Cairo: There are rebels on river bank trying to capture boats. It would be better to have boats armed, or let them be escorted by gunboat, if Captain Pennock, U. 8. Navy, can furnish one.
[SAML. R. CURTIS,]
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Sarmnt Lovis, Mo.. Summary: Major-General Samuel R. Curtis instructs General Herron to secure railroads and coordinate troop movements amid Confederate threats in Missouri during April 1863, while advising naval support to protect riverboats.
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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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