Letter
Samuel R. Curtis to James G. Blunt, April 25, 1863
Saint Louris, Mo.
Saint Louris, Mo., April 25, 1863.
General BLUNT: Send the Colorado troops by rail to this place. Marmaduke is near Cape Girardeau; expected to attack General McNeil to-day. All quiet in other parts of the country ; but the road between Cassville and Fayetteville is infested with guerrillas watching for a train, which we will not send, as Harrison will fall back.
SAML. R. CURTIS,
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Saint Louris, Mo.. Summary: Major-General Curtis instructs General Blunt to send Colorado troops by rail to Saint Louis to counter Marmaduke's expected attack near Cape Girardeau while avoiding guerrilla-infested routes.
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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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