Letter
Unknown to Asboth, June 26, 1862
June 26, 1862.
June 26, 1862. General ASBOTH :
The general commanding directs that you send a regiment of infantry and battery of artillery on the Ripley road as far as Nolinâs to support a cavalry force ordered through Ripley toward Hoily Springs to threaten the flank of the enemy reported to be moving on La Grange. Should you require re-enforcements notify General Davis at Jacinto.
The regiment should be a strong one and under a capable commander, and his troops have three daysâ rations.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: A Union general orders General Asboth to dispatch a strong infantry regiment and artillery battery to support cavalry threatening Confederate flanks near La Grange during the 1862 Mississippi campaign.
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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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