Letter

Ulysses S. Grant to John A. Rawlins, September 2, 1863

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE TENNESSEE,

Respectfully referred to Major-General Hurlbut, who will please answer General Rosecrans if there are any locomotives in his command that can be spared. There are none here.

By order of Major-General Grant :

JNO. A. RAWLINS,
Brigadier-General and Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen.
[Second indorsement. ]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: Vicksburg, Miss.. Summary: Major-General Grant requests Major-General Hurlbut to inform General Rosecrans whether any locomotives can be spared from his command, as none are available at Vicksburg.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 30, Part 1 View original source ↗