Letter
Unknown to Brigadier General Gorman, December 9, 1862
Saint Louis, Mo., December 9, 1862.
Brigadier-General Gorman, Helena, Ark. :
GENERAL: I am required to have most of the troops now at Helena ready for a down-river expedition. Iam anxious to have Hoveyâs command back on the river bank, so there may be no delay. Do all you can to facilitate any orders I may receive from General Halleck in this regard. Iam sorry to have to leave you with only force enough to hold Eastern Arkansas, but I have urged the necessity of an early return or ihe accommodation of the matter by the immediate supply of new
Blunt and Herron have fought a battle and won a victory at Fayetteville over Hindman.
Truly, yours, SAML. R. CURTIS, Major-General…
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Saint Louis, Mo.. Summary: Major-General Samuel R. Curtis requests Brigadier General Gorman to prepare troops at Helena for a down-river expedition and expedite orders from General Halleck while noting recent Union victories in Arkansas.
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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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