Letter
Thos. L. Snead to Special Orders, } Hpqgrs. District Of The Mississippi, September 8, 1862
Guntown, Miss., September 8, 1862.
The major-general commanding directs that you will join him with your command at this place without delay. A similar order to this was Sent you by courier and by telegraph; but not having heard anything from you it is again sent, as it is of the greatest importance that you should reach here.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
[THOS. L. SNEAD,
Assistant Adjutant-General.]
SPECIAL ORDERS, } Hpqgrs. DISTRICT OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
No. 61. Jackson, Miss., September 8, 1862.
I. Maj. Gen. M. Lovell having reported for duty with this army is
assigned to the command of a division composed of the brigade of
II. Brigadier-General Rust having reported for duty in this command
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Guntown, Miss.. Summary: Thos. L. Snead urgently orders Brig. Gen. Frank C. Armstrong to join Maj. Gen. M. Lovell's command at Guntown, Mississippi, emphasizing the critical importance of his immediate arrival.
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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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