Letter
Unknown to Henry W. Halleck, September 1, 1862
GENERAL GRANTâS HEADQUARTERS,
September 1, 1862.
September 1, 1862â5.30 p. m. General H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief :
I am weak and threatened with present forces from Humboldt to Bolivar, and at this point would deem it very unsafe to spare any more troops, except by abandoning railroad east of Bear Creek. In that case could send one division from Tuscumbia, or any point from there to Decatur. Would send Stanleyâs division.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: A military commander informs General Halleck of vulnerable troop positions and proposes reallocating forces by abandoning the railroad east of Bear Creek to reinforce Decatur with Stanley’s division.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1
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