Letter
Unknown to Brigadier-General Asboth, July 1, 1862
July 1, 1862.
July 1, 1862â3 p. m. Brigadier-General ASBOTH :
GENERAL: Have you not received my dispatches? I have been holding a large force of the enemyâprisoners say ten regimentsâall day, and am considerably cut up. I want Miznerâs two battalions and artillery and infantry supports. This is my third dispatch. I am holding my camp.
Telegraph my dispatches to General Granger.
I am, air, yours, truly, P. H. SHERIDAN, Colonel, Commanding Second Brigade, Cavalry Division.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: Colonel P. H. Sheridan urgently requests reinforcements and confirmation of dispatch receipt while holding a large enemy force during the Civil War in 1862.
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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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