Letter
Unknown to Assistant Adjutant General, September 28, 1861
Paducah, Ky., September 28, 1861.
ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, Headquarters Department of the West, Saint Louis, Mo. : Intimations from various quarters are that this place is to be attacked soon by a heavy force from Columbus. We need more artillery, say
24-pounder howitzers, with plenty of ammunition for the same. O. F. SMITH,-
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 1861. Location: Paducah, Ky.. Summary: Brigadier General O. F. Smith urgently requests additional 24-pounder howitzers and ample ammunition to defend Paducah, Kentucky, against an anticipated heavy attack from Columbus in 1861.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 4
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