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 daysâ rations. General Armstrong has been
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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.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1
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