Letter

Thos. L. Snead, September 10, 1862

Guntown, Miss., September 10, 1862.

GENERAL:

You will move your command to Marietta by to-morrow night with at least seven days’ rations. General Armstrong has been

Cuar, XXIX.)} CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.—CONFEDERATE. 699

ordered to take such position with the cavalry brigade as to protect the left flank of the army. I am,

very respectfully, your obedient servant,

Assistant-Adjutant General.

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Guntown, Miss.. Summary: Thomas L. Snead orders a Confederate general to move troops to Marietta with seven days' rations and coordinate cavalry to protect the army's left flank during the 1862 campaign.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1 View original source ↗