Unknown, June 13, 1862

General Wallace reached railroad station on Memphis and Ohio Railroad, 11 miles from Memphis, on the 12th instant. He reports a great scarcity of water from Bolivar to Somerville; chiefly wheat and corn fields on the way. In some districts no cotton burned, and in others nearly all. He chased a party of cotton-burners several miles; captured some horses and equipments, but no victims. Bridges toward Jackson, probably meaning Humboldt, burned. Road from station to Memphis in running erder. Saved a passenger and box car and prevented bridge across Wolf River from being burned. Had sent a handcar to Memphis, and understands there are three locomotives and probably freight cars in Memphis. Was sending his wagons to Memphis for supplies. Iam communicating with Bolivar by telegraph. Shall I move my headquarters to Jackson, a more central and convenient point4 JOHN A. McCLERNAND, Major-General, Commanding. PopPE’s HEADQUARTERS, f June 13, 1862. Major-General HALLECK : General Asboth reports to me from Rienzi that the woods and swamps east of him are swarming with deserters from the enemy. They are making their way homeward. What is to be done with them? Had they not better be suffered to go? It would take reams of blanks to administer oaths to them. I have not hitherto meddled with them. Thousands have passed on their way home, and as many more are coming every day. They endeavor to pass without coming into camp. JNO. POPE, Major-General. CoRINTH, June 14, 1862. Major-General PoPE: I think it would be well to make as many of the enemy give their paroles as possible; still it would not be worth while to pursue those who have deserted and are on their way home. I would come to see you, but have for several days been confined to my tent with the “BKvacuation of Corinth.” U. S. STEAMER SWITZERLAND, Before Memphis, June 15 [1862].—Via Cairo, 18th. Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War: Sir: I have received your dispatch informing me of your appointment of Dr. Roberts as surgeon and Dr. Lawrence as assistant surgeon of my fleet, and requesting a detailed report concerning the rams for the last few days. After receiving my wound my mind was not capable of transacting business. Since then great nervous prostration, with pain and fever, have rendered me entirely incapable of mental labor. I now have measles superadded. I will prepare the report you ask for as soon as I am able to dictate it, which I hope will be in the course of two or three days.* I did not send a detachment to White River to act in conjunction with the gunboats, as Commander Davis requested. Brown, the commander, was not willing to receive my co-operations unless I placed my vessels under the command of one of his officers. This, of course, I could not consent to do. Our success at Memphis was by acting independently. Mr. Brooks has arrived with supplies for my fleet. Respectfull

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