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Thos. L. Snead to Chattanooga, Tenn., August 19, 1862, August 19, 1862
Tupelo, Miss., August 19, 1862.
Colonel ROSSER : ee The Governor of Alabama will order several companies of militia to garrison Gainesville. The general hopes that you will find them a sufficient force for the protection of the public stores at that post. I am,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., August 19, 1862.
General STERLING PRICE:
Send the guns, if General Van Dorn desires. Have ordered 5,000
exchanged prisoners sent to you. Columbus has arms when repaired.
General Smith is in motion for Kentucky. We are crossing river for
Middle Tennessee. Morgan has given first blow at Gallatin. They
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Tupelo, Miss.. Summary: Thos. L. Snead informs Colonel Rosser of Alabama militia deployment to garrison Gainesville for public store protection and updates General Sterling Price on prisoner exchanges and military movements in Tennessee and Kentucky.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1
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