Letter
Unknown to Benjamin H. Hamilton, October 2, 1862
Corinth, Miss., October 2, 1862.
Brigadier-General HAMILTON, Commanding Division:
The general commanding directs that you prepare your command to move by 3 oâclock with three daysâ rations. Move into the outskirts of town to the north by upper bridge road. Bivouac your troops, columns closed in mass. Your artillery will accompany you. Take post on Purdy road north of the town.
Lheutenant- Colonel, Ohief of Staff.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Corinth, Miss.. Summary: The Army of the Mississippi orders Brigadier-General Hamilton to move his division by 3 o'clock with three days' rations to bivouac north of town on Purdy Road with artillery support.
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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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