Order

T. 8S. Bowers to West Tenn. And Northern Miss. (cnar. Xxix, September 10, 1862

Author
T. 8S. Bowers
Recipient
West Tenn. And Northern Miss. (cnar. Xxix
Date
September 10, 1862
Type
Order

September 10, 1862.

No. 190. } Corinth, Miss., September 10, 1862.

IV. The District of Mississippi, commanded by Brigadier-General Quinby, and the District of Cairo, Brig. Gen. J. M. Tuttle commanding, are hereby merged into one district, to be known and designated as the District of Mississippi, to be commanded by Brig. Gen. I. F. Quinby, through whom all reports required by regulations and existing orders will be made.

By order of Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant:

T. 8S. BOWERS,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
“Bee Grierson’s report of skirmish at Olive Branch, Miss., Part I, p.55.
219 WEST TENN. AND NORTHERN MISS. (Cnar. XXIX.
Organization of the Fifth Division. Army of the Tennessce, Maj. Gen.
William T. Sherman, U. S. Army, commanding, September 10, 1862.
First Brigade. Third Brigade.
Brig. Gen. MorGan L. SMITH. Brig. Gen. J. W. DENVER.

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant orders the merger of the Districts of Mississippi and Cairo under Brig. Gen. I.F. Quinby, consolidating command and streamlining military reports during the Civil War.
Topics
1862Civil WarField ReportsMilitary CorrespondenceMilitary Operations
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1 View original source ↗