Sterling Price to Thomas Jordan, August 4, 1862

Tupelo, Miss., August 4, 1862.

Brig. Gen. THOMAS JORDAN, Chief of Staff, Chattanooga, Tenn. :

GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose, for the information of the general commanding, copies of two letters which I have addressed to General Van Dorn and Governor Pettus, respectively [A and B]. I addressed similar communications to them on the 31st ultimo [C and D], but have not yet received any reply.

I am extremely impatient to begin a forward movement, and am bending every energy to do so without any unnecessary delay. Iam ordering forward the entire disposable force in the district. I expect to begin my march within a week or ten days.

The enemy are still moving eastward rapidly. I do not think that they have at this time more than 15,000 men in the vicinity of Corinth, and probably about the same number at Memphis, Bolivar, and Jackson. General Armstrong has not returned yet. Colonel Wheeler got here to-day. His command will arrive to-morrow, and Hagan’s and Wade’s regiments will leave at once en route for Chattanooga.

I have the honor to be, with the greatest respect, your obedient

servant.
‘ STERLING PRICE,
Major-General, Commanding.
{Inclosure A.]