Letter
Unknown to George Wright, January 10, 1863
_. _WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, January 10, 1863.
Major-General WRIGHT, Cincinnati, Ohio:
Are there not fractional regiments organized in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois which can be consolidated by the Governors and immediately
sent down the Mississippi? It is of vital importance that the army against Vicksburg be re-enforced as rapidly as possible. It is expected that you will use every exertion to accomplish that object. All our paroled prisoners taken prior to December 10 are declared exchanged. Get them back to their regiments in the field as rapidly as possible. H. W. HALLECK General-in- Ohief.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Washington. Summary: General-in-Chief Halleck urges Major-General Wright to consolidate fractional regiments from Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois and rapidly reinforce the Vicksburg campaign, while returning exchanged paroled prisoners to their units.
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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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